Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales

Selected Writings of Groucho Marx

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Edited by Robert S. Bader

Type

Writings

Subject

Actor > Groucho Marx

Keywords

Groucho Marx, Marx Brothers, humor

Publishing date

2011

Publisher

Applause Books

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 310 pages
6 x 8 ¾ inches (15 x 22 cm)

ISBN

978-1-55783-791-2

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Book Presentation:
Groucho Marx was a comic genius who starred on stage and in film, radio, and television. But he was also a gifted writer – the author of a play, two screenplays, seven books, and over 100 articles and essays. This newly expanded collection presents the best of Groucho's short comic pieces, written over a period of more than fifty years between 1919 and 1973 for the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Saturday Evening Post, Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, and other newspapers and magazines.

Here is the one and only Groucho on his family, his days in vaudeville, his career, World War II, taxes, and other topics from his love of a good cigar to his chronic insomnia, from “Why Harpo Doesn't Talk” to “The Truth About Captain Spalding.” The familiar irreverence, wordplay, and a dash of self-deprecation bring Groucho's wisecracking voice to life in these pages, firmly establishing him as one of the world's great humorists.

Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales (a title of Groucho's own choosing) is essential reading for Marx Brothers fans, and a hilarious and nostalgic trip through the twentieth century.

About the Author:
Robert S. Bader (Los Angeles, CA) has been a Marx Brothers fan since childhood. He is the writer and producer of the documentary The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk. His other credits include The Legendary Bing Crosby, The Honeymooners 50th Anniversary Celebration, and numerous DVD collections, including The Dick Cavett Show and Groucho's quiz show, You Bet Your Life. Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales is his first book.

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