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Book, 2001
Current format, Book, 2001, 1st Vintage Books ed, No Longer Available.
Book, 2001
Current format, Book, 2001, 1st Vintage Books ed, No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formats
A candid portrait of the twentieth century's most memorable comedian traces Groucho's rise to stardom; his famous ego; and his relationships with wives, mistresses, and children. A candid portrait of the century's most memorable comedian traces Groucho Marx's rise to stardom; his famous ego; his relationships with wives, mistresses, and children; and much more. Reprint. 35,000 first printing. 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 Cocoanutsand 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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