Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr.
(February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021)

(Fox News) – Hal Holbrook, the Emmy and Tony award-
winning actor best known for his portrayal of Mark
Twain in his famous one-man-show, died on Jan. 23 at
his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. No cause of death has
been given.

Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain in his one-man show in 2005.

Groundhog Day is derived from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition
that if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day sees its shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter will persist for six more weeks; but if it does not see its shadow
because of cloudiness, spring will arrive early.