Groucho Marx Add to My Celebs Age 86 (passed away Aug. 19th, 1977) Birthday Oct. 2nd, 1890 Born in New York City, New York, USA Height 5' 7 1/2"

Groucho Marx's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) You Bet Your Life (1950) Groucho Marx

Main Movie Roles 1972 - The Candidate 1968 - Skidoo 1957 - Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? 1957 - The Story of Mankind 1949 - Love Happy 1947 - Copacabana 1946 - A Night in Casablanca 1941 - The Big Store 1940 - Go West 1939 - At The Circus 1938 - Room Service 1937 - A Day at the Races 1935 - A Night at the Opera 1933 - Duck Soup 1932 - Horse Feathers 1931 - Monkey Business 1930 - Animal Crackers

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

The bushy-browed, cigar-smoking wisecracker with the painted on mustache and stooped walk was the leader of The Marx Brothers. With one-liners that were many times full of sexual innuendo, Groucho never used profanity in any of his performances and said he never wanted to be known as a dirty comic. With a great love of music and singing (The Marx Brothers started as a singing group), one of the things Groucho was best known for was his rendition of the song "Lydia the Tattooed Lady."


TRIVIA:

• Was a big fan of Gilbert & Sullivan operettas and used to stage Gilbert & Sullivan sing-along evenings at his home. During the 1950s, he appeared as Ko-Ko on NBC-TV in an acclaimed abridged version of "The Mikado."
• Was a close friend of "The Exorcist" author 'William Peter Blatty' (qv).
• He was portrayed by 'Lewis J. Stadlen' (qv) in the Broadway show "Minnie's Boys," which ran an at the Imperial Theatre for 80 Performances from Mar 26 to May 30, 1970. Stadlen won a 1970 Theatre World Award for his performance.
• 'George Fenneman' (qv), Groucho's announcer on _"You Bet Your Life" (1950)_ (qv), was once asked if Groucho ever embarrassed him on the air. "Each and every show," Fenneman replied.
• Was told by studio executive 'Walter Wanger' (qv) to lose the greasepaint moustache as it was an "obvious fake". (Source: Joseph Adamson III in his book Groucho, Harpo, Chico and sometimes Zeppo (1973)
• Brother of 'Harpo Marx' (qv), 'Chico Marx' (qv), 'Gummo Marx' (qv) and 'Zeppo Marx' (qv).
• Great-uncle of 'Gregg Marx' (qv), 'Laura Guzik' (qv) and 'Brett Marx (I)' (qv)
• Uncle of 'Maxine Marx' (qv), 'Bill Marx (I)' (qv) and 'Bob Marx' (qv)

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