# Charles Neider

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{{Short description|American writer (1915–2001)}}{{Infobox person
| name         = Charles Neider
| birth_date   = {{birth date|1915|01|18}}
| birth_place  = [Odessa](/source/Odessa), [Kerson Governorate](/source/Kerson_Governorate), [Russian Empire](/source/Russian_Empire) (now [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine))
| death_date   = {{death date and age|2001|07|04|1915|01|18}}
| death_place  = Princeton, New Jersey, US
| occupation   = Author
}}
'''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](/source/Autobiography_of_Mark_Twain)'' and authoring literary impressions of [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica).

==Movie==
His 1956 novel, ''The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones'', was freely adapted<ref>[http://www.towntopics.com/jul0809/book.php Town Topics (Princeton) DVD Review] Retrieved, 11/27/2020</ref> into the movie ''[One-Eyed Jacks](/source/One-Eyed_Jacks)'' (1961) starring and directed by [Marlon Brando](/source/Marlon_Brando).

==Antarctica==
Between 1969 and 1977, he participated in three expeditions to Antarctica funded by the [National Science Foundation](/source/National_Science_Foundation)<ref>[https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=7624096&HistoricalAwards=false National Science Foundation Award Abstract #7624096], retrieved 11/27/2020.</ref> and the United States Navy.

He wrote about these trips in "Edge of the World: Ross Island, Antarctica" (1974), dedicated to [James F. Brandau](/source/James_F._Brandau) and "Beyond Cape Horn: Travels in the Antarctic" (1980).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=080PAQAAIAAJ Beyond Cape Horn], Google Books. Retrieved 11/29/2020.</ref>

Neider's 1986 novel ''Overflight'' is based on an incident when Neider was a passenger in a helicopter crashed on Mount Erebus in 1971.<ref name=NYTobit>[https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/10/books/charles-neider-86-writer-and-scholar-of-mark-twain.html New York Times Obituary of Charles Neider, 2001], retrieved November 27, 2020.</ref> The novel also concerns a plane crash with 256 passengers on board,<ref>[https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-88282-026-2 Publishers Weekly], retrieved 11/28/2020</ref> so it is possibly a fictional combination of his 1971 experience and the 1979 [Mount Erebus Disaster](/source/Mount_Erebus_Disaster).

==Mark Twain scholarship==
Neider edited a major edition of the ''[Autobiography of Mark Twain](/source/Autobiography_of_Mark_Twain)'', published in 1959. In this, he expressed regret that Twain's daughter [Clara Clemens](/source/Clara_Clemens) would not permit him to include Samuel Clemens' dictations from June 1906 (the 19th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, and 25th).<ref>The Autobiography of Mark Twain, Blackstone Audio recording of the Neider edition, introduction, which he signed off on September 3, 1958.</ref>

Other Mark Twain Publications he edited<ref>[http://twainquotes.com/MemorialRoster.html TwainQuotes Memorial Roster], retrieved November 27, 2020</ref> 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](/source/Guggenheim_Fellowship).<ref>[https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/charles-neider/ Guggenheim Fellows page], retrieved 11/27/2020.</ref>

==Personal life==
He was married to Joan Merrick. He died on July 4, 2001, at his home in [Princeton, New Jersey](/source/Princeton%2C_New_Jersey).<ref name=NYTobit/><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0624605/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm IMDB Bio of Charles Neider], retrieved November 27, 2020</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0624605/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm IMDB Bio of Charles Neider] (additional pictures)

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