Olivia Langdon Clemens

Family Member

Birthday November 27, 1845

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Elmira, NY

DEATH DATE Jun 5, 1904 (58)

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About

Wife, editor, and critic of author Mark Twain. She helped found the Hartford Art School in Connecticut.

Before Fame

On their first date, she and her future husband attended a Charles Dickens reading.

Trivia

She was in poor health for much of her life. During her childhood, she suffered from a form of tuberculosis, and shortly after the birth of her first son, she became ill with typhoid fever.

Family Life

She had four children with Mark Twain named Langdon, Susy, Clara, and Jean.

Associated With

She and her husband were close friends with Helen Keller.