Charles Neider (January 18, 1915 in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire – July 4, 2001, in Princeton, New Jersey) was an American writer, known for editing the ''
Autobiography of Mark Twain'' and authoring literary impressions of
Antarctica
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.
Movie
His 1956 novel, ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'', was freely adapted into the movie ''
One-Eyed Jacks
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'' (1961) starring and directed by
Marlon Brando
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Antarctica
Between 1969 and 1977, he participated in three expeditions to Antarctica funded by the
National Science Foundation
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and the United States Navy.
He wrote about these trips in "Edge of the World: Ross Island, Antarctica" (1974, dedicated to
James F. Brandau and "Beyond Cape Horn: Travels in the Antarctic"(1980).
Neider's 1986 novel ''Overflight'' is based on an incident when Neider was a passenger in a helicopter crashed on Mount Erebus in 1971.
[New York Times Obituary of Charles Neider, 2001]
retrieved November 27, 2020. The novel also concerns a plane crash with 256 passengers on board, so it is possibly a fictional combination of his 1971 experience and the 1979
Mount Erebus Disaster.
Mark Twain scholarship
Neider edited a major edition of the ''
Autobiography of Mark Twain'', published in 1959. In this, he expressed regret that Twain's daughter
Clara Clemens would not permit him to include Samuel Clemens' dictations from June 1906 (the 19th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, and 25th).
Other Mark Twain Publications he edited include:
* ''The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain'' (1957)
* ''The Autobiography of Mark Twain'' (1959)
* ''The Complete Humorous Sketches and Tales of Mark Twain'' (1961)
* ''Mark Twain: Life As I Find It'' (1961)
* ''The Travels of Mark Twain'' (1961)
* ''Complete Essays of Mark Twain'' (1963)
* ''The Adventures of Colonel Sellers'' (1965)
* ''The Complete Travel Books of Mark Twain'' (1966)
* ''Mark Twain'' (1967)
* ''The Comic Mark Twain Reader'' (1977)
* ''The Selected Letters of Mark Twain'' (1972)
* ''A Tramp Abroad'' (1977)
* ''Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims and Other Salutary Platform Opinions'' (1984)
* ''Papa: An Intimate Biography of Mark Twain by Susy Clemens'' (1985)
* ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1985)
* ''Mark Twain at His Best: A Comprehensive Sampler'' (1986)
* ''The Outrageous Mark Twain'' (1987).
Awards
* In 1977, he received a
John Simon Guggenheim fellowship.
Personal life
He was married to Joan Merrick. He died on July 4, 2001, at his home in
Princeton, New Jersey
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.
[IMDB Bio of Charles Neider]
retrieved November 27, 2020
References
External links
IMDB Bio of Charles Neider(additional pictures)
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City College of New York alumni
McMurdo Station
Scott Base
American explorers of Antarctica
1915 births
2001 deaths
Writers from Princeton, New Jersey