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Says less about him and more about his family, he was only 75 when he died.
For the lazy, three of his kids died before 30:
- Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain: died at 75y/o (heart attack)
- Wife Olivia Langdon Clemens: died at 58y/o (heart failure)
- Son Langdon Clemens: died at 19 months (diptheria)
- Daughter Suzy Clemens: died at 24y/o (spinal meningitis)
- Daughter Clara Clemens: died at 88y/o (likely overdose)
- Daughter Jean Clemens: died at 29y/o (drowned in bathtub after epileptic seizure)
Worth noting the life expectancy when Mark Twain was born was about 60-65, so he did outlive the average by 10-15 years. But this is still more due to his children having tragic deaths rather than his longevity.
Outlived, or sadly experienced the loss of his wife and 3 out of 4 children?
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead. - samuel clemens
