The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia
Author: Glenn Mitchell
Publisher:
Published: 2009-05
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis edition originally published: 2003.
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The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia
Author: Glenn Mitchell
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGlenn Mitchell's definitive reference work on film comedy's most anarchic team is now available in hardback. Revised and corrected for this new edition, the book also contains the latest results of Mitchell's researches into the unique careers of Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Zeppo, Gummo - and Manfred.
The Chaplin Encyclopedia
Author: Glenn Mitchell
Publisher: B. T. Batsford Limited
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis A-Z guide contains much original research and new information on many little-known foreign-distributed versions of Chaplin's movies. Mitchell, an authority on early 20th century cinema comedy, also wrote The Laurel & Hardy Encyclopedia.
Groucho
Author: Arthur Marx
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780573670503
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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 Marx Brothers and their struggles to make it in vaudeville, their rise to stardom and their eventual break up. All classic Groucho songs are included. One actor plays Groucho, another plays Chico and Harpo, and one actress plays all the wives, girlfriends and Margaret Dumont. A hit in New York, across the U.S. and in London, this show will delight Marx Brothers fans and the as yet uninitiated.
Encyclopedia of Sports Films
Author: K Edgington
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2010-12-29
Total Pages: 566
ISBN-13: 0810876531
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this reference volume, more than 200 fictional feature-length movies with a primary focus on an athletic endeavor are discussed, including comedies, dramas, and biopics. Brief summaries and credit information are provided for an additional 200 films, and appendixes include made-for-teleivion movies and documentaries.
Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Sometimes Zeppo
Author: Joe Adamson
Publisher: New York : Simon and Schuster
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 472
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is an account of the lives, early careers and final flowering of the Brothers Marx, the recollections of their co-workers and the scripts of their films. Joe Adamson interviewed the survivors of the arduous battles which making a film represented, and collected legends, anecdotes and jokes concerning the hilarious antics on the set, the sudden improvisations before the camera, and the extraordinary story conferences.
The British Encyclopedia
Author: William Nicholson
Publisher:
Published: 1818
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMemoirs Of A Mangy Lover
Author: Groucho Marx
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2008-12-15
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 0786743808
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHere are Groucho's improbable tales of true romance, narrated with his characteristic panache and illustrated with splendid New Yorker-esque cartoons.
The Marx Brothers and America
Author: Robert E. Weir
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2022-08-12
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 1476648727
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe ground has shifted from the days in which "serious history" and "boring" went hand in glove. Textbooks and lectures have their place, but less traditional classrooms can be powerfully immersive and insightful. Take the 1929 Marx Brothers film The Cocoanuts and what it teaches about both the Great Depression and early sound films. The Marx Brothers are among the funniest comedy teams of all time. Four of their 13 films are on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 greatest American comedies ever made. For many contemporary viewers, though, "getting" the jokes is not always easy because the humor can be subjective and timebound. This work looks at the American past through the lens of the Marx Brothers' films and other projects. Each of the chapters focuses on a specific film, contextualizing the world at the time and how the Marx Brothers lampooned those subjects. Along the way, the book demonstrates what the Marx Brothers revealed about weighty topics like gambling, gender relations, immigration, medical care, Prohibition, race and war, all leavened with offbeat humor.
The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia
Author: Stephanie Butnick
Publisher: Artisan
Published: 2019-10-01
Total Pages: 883
ISBN-13: 1579659535
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNamed one of Library Journal’s Best Religion & Spirituality Books of the Year An Unorthodox Guide to Everything Jewish Deeply knowing, highly entertaining, and just a little bit irreverent, this unputdownable encyclopedia of all things Jewish and Jew-ish covers culture, religion, history, habits, language, and more. Readers will refresh their knowledge of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs, the artistry of Barbra Streisand, the significance of the Oslo Accords, the meaning of words like balaboosta,balagan, bashert, and bageling. Understand all the major and minor holidays. Learn how the Jews invented Hollywood. Remind themselves why they need to read Hannah Arendt, watch Seinfeld, listen to Leonard Cohen. Even discover the secret of happiness (see “Latkes”). Includes hundreds of photos, charts, infographics, and illustrations. It’s a lot.
