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Author: Arthur Marx
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn intimate and candid portrait of the great comedian by the man who know him best. This book abounds with vignettes of the celebrities drawn into the Marx orbit with close-ups of Groucho's famous siblings and of his three wives.
Author: Stefan Kanfer
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2001-05-08
Total Pages: 497
ISBN-13: 0375702075
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis definitive biography of one of the world’s greatest comedians unflinchingly yet affectionately uncovers the man behind the cigar. Here is the amazing career of the man the world recognized as Groucho: the improbable disasters of the vaudeville years; the Marx Brothers, an act so funny W.C. Fields refused to follow it; the unprecedented Broadway success of The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers; the cinematic triumphs of Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera; and the marvelous come-back career as king of the game show hosts with You Bet Your Life. Here, too, is the man himself: a lonely middle child who aspired to be a doctor; a man who sabotaged three marriages; a father alternately indulgent and cruel. Intelligent and thorough, hilarious and sad, Groucho is a spectacular biography of the century’s most influential comedian.
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.
Author: Bill Marx
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781593930622
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor many years, friends and family have asked me, 'Bill, why don't you write a book about your life? You must have had quite a childhood growing up with your dad, Harpo, and those zany uncles of yours, the Marx Brothers. And what about those weird, maybe fatalistic happenings you've experienced that can only be described as 'too-Hollywood-to-believe?' - Bill Marx This is Bill Marx's story. Not merely a Marx Brothers book, but an intriguing journey down an amazing highway of discovery, and love.
Author: Arthur Marx
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author shares his memories of his father and provides an overview of Groucho's career, his family life, and the turmoil of his final years.
Author: Groucho Marx
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2007-08-14
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 1416536035
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDonated 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 and humor intact, The Groucho Letters exposes one of the twentieth century's most beloved comedian's private insights into show biz, politics, business, and, of course, his illustrious personal life. Included are Marx's conversations with such noted personalities as E. B. White, Fred Allen, Goodman Ace, Nunnally Johnson, James Thurber, Booth Tarkington, Alistair Cooke, Harry Truman, Irving Berlin, and S. J. Perelman. To Confidential Magazine Gentlemen: If you continue to publish slanderous pieces about me, I shall feel compelled to cancel my subscription. Sincerely, Groucho Marx
Author: Arthur Marx
Publisher:
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780970714305
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the son of the worlds funniest comedian, Arthur Marx had an insiders view of the ever-changing landscape of American entertainment. Arthur Marxs GROUCHO offers never before seen images of his legendary family and the Hollywood scene of the th cent
Author: Lee Siegel
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2016-01-28
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 0300216637
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBorn 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 slapstick portrayals elevated by ingenious wordplay and double entendre. In his spirited biography of this beloved American iconoclast, Lee Siegel views the life of Groucho through the lens of his work on stage, screen, and television. The author uncovers the roots of the performer’s outrageous intellectual acuity and hilarious insolence toward convention and authority in Groucho’s early upbringing and Marx family dynamics. The first critical biography of Groucho Marx to approach his work analytically, this fascinating study draws unique connections between Groucho’s comedy and his life, concentrating primarily on the brothers’ classic films as a means of understanding and appreciating Julius the man. Unlike previous uncritical and mostly reverential biographies, Siegel’s “bio-commentary” makes a distinctive contribution to the field of Groucho studies by attempting to tell the story of his life in terms of his work, and vice versa.
Author: Charlotte Chandler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-12-11
Total Pages: 1114
ISBN-13: 1471105857
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Groucho Marx was well into his eighties, Charlotte Chandler approached him about writing a profile of him for a magazine. Groucho invited Charlotte to meet and that meeting grew into a friendship that lasted until Groucho's death in August 1977. Groucho was surrounded by a group of friends - some old timers like George Burns and Jack Benny - some younger comedians, like Woody Allen, who revered Groucho. Charlotte was present for most of these meetings and these conversations form the basis of HELLO, I MUST BE GOING. Some are hilarious, some are poignant, all of them are fascinating. If you ever wondered what it was like to spend some time with Groucho Marx, one of the wittiest men ever, this is your book.
Author: David Roberts
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Published: 2013-01-28
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780393240160
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHis two companions dead, food and supplies vanished in a crevasse, Douglas Mawson was still one hundred miles from camp. On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Now Mawson himself plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A line of poetry gave him the will to haul himself back to the surface. Mawson was sometimes reduced to crawling, and one night he discovered that the soles of his feet had completely detached from the flesh beneath. On February 8, when he staggered back to base, his features unrecognizably skeletal, the first teammate to reach him blurted out, “Which one are you?” This thrilling and almost unbelievable account establishes Mawson in his rightful place as one of the greatest polar explorers and expedition leaders. It is illustrated by a trove of Frank Hurley’s famous Antarctic photographs, many never before published in the United States.
