Groucho Marx

Born: 1890-10-02, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1977-08-19

Biography

Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian and film star famed as a master of wit. His rapid-fire delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers. He made thirteen feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show You Bet Your Life. His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture, glasses, cigars, and a thick greasepaint mustache and eyebrows.

Filmography

• I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
• The Jack Benny Program (1950)
• Love Happy (1949)
• Duck Soup (1933)
• A Night at the Opera (1935)
• The Big Store (1941)
• At the Circus (1939)
• A Day at the Races (1937)
• Double Dynamite (1951)
• Copacabana (1947)
• The Cocoanuts (1929)
• A Night in Casablanca (1946)
• That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
• Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
• Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)
• Skidoo (1968)
• Humor Risk (1921)
• The Story of Mankind (1957)
• The House That Shadows Built (1931)
• Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)
• The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966)
• A Girl in Every Port (1952)
• Yours for the Asking (1936)
• The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
• Birds Do It (1966)
• The Hold-Out (1962)
• I'll Say She Is (1931)
• Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956)
• Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
• The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982)