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  • The program included a pre-program reception at the museum center's...

    MaryEllen Fillo, fillo@courant.com

    The program included a pre-program reception at the museum center's cafe.

  • Holbrook, center, with Harriet Boyko and Joel Freedman at a...

    MaryEllen Fillo, fillo@courant.com

    Holbrook, center, with Harriet Boyko and Joel Freedman at a VIP reception before the renaming ceremony.

  • Hal Holbrook.

    MaryEllen Fillo, fillo@courant.com

    Hal Holbrook.

  • The program to rename the Great Hall included a private...

    MaryEllen Fillo, fillo@courant.com

    The program to rename the Great Hall included a private reception followed by a formal program and re-dedication of the hall that was renamed Hal Holbrook Hall.

  • Among those at the program honoring Hal Holbrook at the...

    MaryEllen Fillo, fillo@courant.com

    Among those at the program honoring Hal Holbrook at the Mark Twain House and Museum were David Haddox, left, Bob Englehart, Greg Boyko, Andrew Sullivan and Preston Zdrojeski.

  • Holbrook spent Thanksgiving in Connecticut with his step-daughter Ginna Carter,...

    MaryEllen Fillo, fillo@courant.com

    Holbrook spent Thanksgiving in Connecticut with his step-daughter Ginna Carter, whose late mother was Holbrook¿s wife, Dixie Carter.

  • Holbrook took time at a VIP reception before the hall...

    MaryEllen Fillo, fillo@courant.com

    Holbrook took time at a VIP reception before the hall renaming program to pose with guests.

  • Holbrook not only chatted with guests but also signed copies...

    MaryEllen Fillo, fillo@courant.com

    Holbrook not only chatted with guests but also signed copies of his book, "HAROLD The Boy Who Became Mark Twain."

  • Jean Miller-Smith and Ida Gall.

    MaryEllen Fillo, fillo@courant.com

    Jean Miller-Smith and Ida Gall.

  • Now called the Hal Holbrook Hall, the museum center's former...

    MaryEllen Fillo, fillo@courant.com

    Now called the Hal Holbrook Hall, the museum center's former Great Hall includes signage honoring the famed actor and his role as Mark Twain.

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Actor Hal Holbrook was honored at the Mark Twain House & Museum surrounded by family, friends and Twain House supporters, Sunday, Nov. 25, when the Great Hall at the museum was renamed Hal Holbrook Hall. Read story here.