Happy Birthday: Groucho Marx (1890–1977)

grouchomarx.jpgGroucho Marx (1890–1977)

Born: October 2, 1890 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: August 19, 1977 (age 86) in Los Angeles, California, USA

[on Charles Chaplin] The greatest compliment I ever got was from Chaplin. He came up to me and said, “I wish I could talk like you on the screen”. I said, “I think you’re doing alright”. He had made $50 million by that point. He was the best comedian we ever had.

The Cocoanuts
1929
dir. Robert Florey
Joseph Santley
starring
The Marx Bros
ANIMAL CRACKERSAnimal Crackers
1930
dir. by Victor Heerman
starring
The Marx Bros
MONKEY BUSINESSMonkey Business
1931
dir. by Norman Z. McLeod
starring
The Marx Bros
HORSE FEATHERSHorse Feathers
1932
dir. by Victor Heerman
starring
The Marx Bros
Duck Soup
1933
dir. by Leo McCarey
starring
The Marx Bros
AA Night at the Opera
1935
dir. by Sam Wood
starring
The Marx Bros
AT THE CIRCUSAt the Circus
1939
dir. Edward Buzzell
starring
The Marx Bros
GO WESTGo West
1940
dir. Edward Buzzell
Starring
The Marx Bros
THE BIG STOREThe Big Store
1941
dir. Charles Reisner
starring
The Marx Brothers
A NIGHT IN CASABLANCAA Night in Casablanca
1946
dir. by Archie Mayo
starring
The Marx Brothers
The HeiressLove Happy
1949
dir. David Miller
starring
The Marx Brothers
Marilyn Monroe
A DAY AT THE RACESA Day at the Races
1937
dir. Sam Wood
starring
The Marx Bros
ROOM SERVICERoom Service
1938
dir. William A. Seiter
starring
The Marx Bros
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Died Today (August 19th): Groucho Marx (1890–1977)

grouchomarx.jpgGroucho Marx (1890–1977)

Born: October 2, 1890 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: August 19, 1977 (age 86) in Los Angeles, California, USA

[on resigning from the Friars Club] I do not care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.

[when told that a swimming pool was off-limits to Jews] My son is half-Jewish; can he wade in up to his knees?

The CocoanutsThe Cocoanuts
1929
dir. Robert Florey
Joseph Santley
starring
The Marx Bros
ANIMAL CRACKERSAnimal Crackers
1930
dir. by Victor Heerman
starring
The Marx Bros
MONKEY BUSINESSMonkey Business
1931
dir. by Norman Z. McLeod
starring
The Marx Bros
HORSE FEATHERSHorse Feathers
1932
dir. by Victor Heerman
starring
The Marx Bros
Duck SoupDuck Soup
1933
dir. by Leo McCarey
starring
The Marx Bros
AA Night at the Opera
1935
dir. by Sam Wood
starring
The Marx Bros
A DAY AT THE RACESA Day at the Races
1937
dir. Sam Wood
starring
The Marx Bros
ROOM SERVICERoom Service
1938
dir. William A. Seiter
starring
The Marx Bros
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AT THE CIRCUSAt the Circus
1939
dir. Edward Buzzell
starring
The Marx Bros
GO WESTGo West
1940
dir. Edward Buzzell
Starring
The Marx Bros
THE BIG STOREThe Big Store
1941
dir. Charles Reisner
starring
The Marx Brothers
A NIGHT IN CASABLANCAA Night in Casablanca
1946
dir. by Archie Mayo
starring
The Marx Brothers
The HeiressLove Happy
1949
dir. David Miller
starring
The Marx Brothers
Marilyn Monroe