Samuel Clemens, born November 30, 1835
Once upon a time, where the British Embassy compound in New York City was until about 1962, near the Russian one, in the Riverdale part of the Bronx, (where a young JFK lived and played and his father wanted to invest in the film business until the crash of 1929 and they moved away) Samuel Clemens once lived at the mansion inside what today is called Wave Hill, a horticultural center and park. It's said he conducted interviews in a tree-house. There are some magnificent trees there I mapped for a botanist using the new infrared survey instruments back in the 80s. I'm not sure anyone knows which particular tree he was up. Later famous, and NBC Orchestra conductor, Arturo Toscanini also lived there. I'm sure Mark Twain enjoyed the view of the Hudson River from there, just not sure if he ever had a birthday there.
Source: Quote For The Day - Couric & Co.
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