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Jun 5, 2017 · To-day is here—use it. Use Standard Coal To-day. In the 1940s Groucho Marx hosted a radio quiz show called “You Bet Your Life” which migrated to television in the 1950s. A story in the “Chicago Sunday Tribune” in 1951 described a colorful guest who greatly impressed Marx with his buoyant attitude.
- Groucho Marx, who died on August 19 1977, will be the subject of a biopic by Rob Zombie. Here, Martin Chilton picks 10 of the most intriguing facts about the great comedian.
- GROUCHO TURNED DOWN BEING IN A FELLINI FILM. The Italian director Federico Fellini (La Dolce Vita, 8½) twice tried to get Groucho Marx to appear in his films, in Juliet of the Spirits in 1965 and four years later in Satyricon.
- HE WAS NOT A CRICKET FAN. Groucho was a big baseball fan (The Dodgers rather than the New York Yankees, whom he loathed), so on a trip to England in June 1954 he was taken to see MCC play Cambridge University at Lord's.
- HIS SON WAS A TOP TENNIS JUNIOR. There is some wonderful footage of Groucho playing Charlie Chaplin at tennis in 1937: which was also the year he suffered his most humiliating defeat.
Groucho Marx. Julius Henry " Groucho " Marx (/ ˈɡraʊtʃoʊ /; October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer who performed in films and vaudeville on television, radio, and the stage. [1] He was a master of quick wit and is considered one of America's greatest comedians. [2]
Aug 19, 2019 · Groucho died 42 years ago today, on Aug. 19, 1977, at age 86 of pneumonia, which is known as “the old man’s friend.” The turmoil of his last few years are all too familiar to adult children...
- Dr. Howard Markel
Nov 15, 2020 · A light-hearted quiz series, it had given him a new lease of life after the decline of the Marx Brothers' movie career, providing him with a solo vehicle, first on radio and then network TV, which allowed him to adopt a more 'natural' and avuncular persona and appeal to a broader family audience.
“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.” ― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
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Jan 23, 2016 · Marx was known for frequently taking aim at the rich and powerful in his comedies — but a new biography suggests a more sinister side to Julius "Groucho" Marx.
