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.
Movie His 1956 novel, The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones, was freely adaptedTown Topics (Princeton) DVD Review Retrieved, 11/27/2020 into the movie One-Eyed Jacks (1961) starring and directed by Marlon Brando.
Antarctica Between 1969 and 1977, he participated in three expeditions to Antarctica funded by the National Science FoundationNational Science Foundation Award Abstract #7624096, retrieved 11/27/2020. 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).Beyond Cape Horn, Google Books. Retrieved 11/29/2020.
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,Publishers Weekly, retrieved 11/28/2020 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).The Autobiography of Mark Twain, Blackstone Audio recording of the Neider edition, introduction, which he signed off on September 3, 1958.
Other Mark Twain Publications he editedTwainQuotes Memorial Roster, retrieved November 27, 2020 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.Guggenheim Fellows page, retrieved 11/27/2020.
Personal life He was married to Joan Merrick. He died on July 4, 2001, at his home in Princeton, New Jersey.IMDB Bio of Charles Neider, retrieved November 27, 2020
References
External links IMDB Bio of Charles Neider (additional pictures)