Groucho Marx
Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx was an American comedian, actor, comic vocalist and game show host who performed in vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, and television. A master of the one-line retort, he is considered one of America's greatest comedians.
Background
- Born in
- Manhattan
- Awards
- 🏆 Academy Honorary Award🏆 Peabody Awards🏆 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Trending topics shown first"They say Allen got something from the Marx Brothers. He got nothing. Maybe twenty years ago, he might have been inspired. Today he's an original. The best, the funniest."
"I did a bond tour during the Second World War... We were raising money, and we played Boston and Philadelphia and most of the big cities. And we got to Minneapolis. There wasn't any big theater to pla…"
"Although it is generally known, I think it's about time to announce that I was born at a very early age."
"I got $25 from Reader's Digest last week for something I never said. I get credit all the time for things I never said. You know that line in You Bet Your Life? The guy says he has seventeen kids and …"
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Timeline
1890
Born
Birth1977
Died
Death
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