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Groucho Marx
Reissued for the thirtieth anniversary of Groucho Marx’s death , this brilliant collection returns to fans a classic retrospective of the funny man’s best letters with the biggest personalities of…
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With impeccable timing, outrageous humor, irreverent wit, and a superb sense of the ridiculous, Groucho tells the saga of the Marx Brothers: the poverty of their childhood in New York’s…
Here are Groucho’s improbable tales of true romance, narrated with his characteristic panache and illustrated with splendid New Yorker-esque cartoons.
Donated to the Library of Congress in the mid-1960s, Groucho Marx’s correspondence was first crafted into this celebration of wit and wisdom in 1967. Reissued today with his original letters…
An autobiography that tells Groucho Marx’s rags-to-riches story with a difference.
First published in the US in 1959 by Bernard Geis Associates, New York.
The "Me" in the title is a comparatively unknown Marx named Julius (1895-1977), who, under the nom…
Lee Siegel
A trenchant examination of an iconic American figure that explores the cultural and psychological roots of his comic genius
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A collection of some of Groucho Marx’s funniest scripts, sketches, jokes, ad-libs, quotes, and letters includes the comedian’s correspondence with poet T. S. Eliot and other quips from his long-running…
Presents various examples of Groucho, one of the influential and well-loved figures in the history of comedy. From early scripts to complete screenplays, from magazine funnies to personal correspondence, via…
Born Julius Marx in 1890, the brilliant comic actor who would later be known as Groucho was the most verbal of the famed comedy team, the Marx Brothers, his broad…
Matthew Coniam
This first ever comprehensive study of his work without his famous brothers reveals a Groucho Marx perhaps unfamiliar to the public. Driven to prove he was much more than just…
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Ivan Gilbert
Ivan Gilbert's MY BROTHER MARRIED GROUCHO MARX is a travelogue, journal, and personal narrative all wrapped into one-a deeply moving, rousing and oftentimes hilarious collection of essays that chart Gilbert's…
Black Eye Entertainment
Groucho Marx is your quizmaster and host to one of the funniest and most popular quiz shows from radio and television, You Bet Your Life! Enjoy sixteen fun-filled comedy episodes…
Groucho Marx is your quizmaster and host to one of the funniest and most popular quiz shows from radio and television, You Bet Your Life!
Created by John Guedel, You…
Ted Thackrey, Jr
In 1919 Nick Dandolos arrived in Chicago from Greece, pursuing the American dream. Instead, tempted into a high-stakes game of cards, he is driven to humiliation and defeat. From these…
GROUCHO MARX AND OTHER SHORT STORIES AND TALL TALES: THE SELECTED WRITINGS OF GROUCHO M
Robert Dwan
Robert Dwan will keep the reader giggling with his stories about You Bet Your Life.
Arthur Marx
This inspired bio musical about The One and Only begins with Groucho as an old man doing his famous Carnegie Hall show. It then goes back to the beginnings of…
The installations, films and performances of Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian transport the viewer into a highly distinctive world: Exuberant like lush nature, nonetheless humorous, eccentric, and full…
Stefan Kanfer
The author of The Last Empire takes an authoritative, affectionate, and unsparingly honest look at the life and times of Groucho, the comedian behind the ever-present cigar. of photos.
CBS Radio
Nostalgia radio had incredible comedy, mystery, detective, western, sci-fi, musical, and drama shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear…
Robert Menchin
Jewish humor has defined comedy in 20th-century America.