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Old Block's sketch-book; or, Tales of California life (1853) Pen-Knife Sketches. Or Chips of the Old Block. A Series of Original Letters, Written by One of California's Pioneer Miners, and Dedicated to That Class of Her Citizens by the Author. (1854) Life on the Plains and Among the Diggings (1857) A Live Woman in the Mines; or, Pike County ...
Evans arrived in San Francisco in 1861, began working as a journalist for the Morning Call [3] and served on the staff of the Governor of California during the Civil War. [2] He published two travelogues, Our Sister Republic: A Gala Trip through Tropical Mexico in 1869 - 1870, (1870) and Á La California: Sketches of Life in the Golden State (1873
The short story collection The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches, Twain's first book, contains 27 short stories and sketches. [2] It was published by the American News Company in 1867 under the editorship of Twain's friend Charles Henry Webb. [13]
Prior to September 11, 2001, the first line of Wendell's and Kalter's introductions contained humorous descriptions of New York City ("From New York! Where the rats hate the subways, too!"). Once the Late Show returned to air on September 17, 2001, the introduction changed simply to, "From New York! The greatest city in the world!
Note: Beginning with the ninth episode of this season, the head writer receives a "head writer" credit for the first time since the 1985-86 season instead of "writing supervisor," and the "creative consultant" credit is renamed "writing supervisor."
The sketch was later made into a Dating Game-style TV show hosted by Tony Sanders (played by Higgins) with three of the men: Chester Mann (played by Salahuddin), a perverted part-time shoe salesman and freeloader; James Spadge (played by Miles), a nerd with unusual medical conditions who lives with his mother; and Jose (played by Jimmy), a ...
Mr. Bill got its start when Walter Williams sent SNL a Super 8 reel featuring the character in response to the show's request for home movies during the first season. Mr. Bill's first appearance was on the February 28, 1976 episode. Williams became a full-time writer for the show in 1978, writing more than 20 sketches based on Mr. Bill.
Pages in category "Writers from California" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 726 total. ... This page was last edited on 8 January ...