Groucho: the Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx by Stefan Kanfer

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Groucho: the Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx by Stefan Kanfer

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Groucho: the Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx by Stefan Kanfer

This 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.

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ISBN 13 9780375402180
ISBN 10 0375402187
Title Groucho: the Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx
Author Stefan Kanfer
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Alfred A. Knopf
Year published 2000-05-09
Number of pages 465
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