Groucho Marx

A Beverly Hills house owned for two decades by Groucho Marx is on the market for $12.9 million. The one-story contemporary home was designed in 1956 by architect Wallace Neff for the comic actor and his wife, actress Eden Hartford. The 6,000-square-foot house sits on an acre and offers views of a canyon and downtown Los Angeles. In the 1930s and 1940s, Marx made a number of comic films with his brothers, including "Duck Soup," "Horse Feathers" and "A Night at the Opera." He lived in the house until his death in 1977 at the age of 86. ___ Information from: Los Angeles Times, ... Read Full Story

I read somewhere that mustaches are making a comeback. God, I hope not. I hope not because most men do not look well with upper lip hirsuteness. I don't know why that is. Shape of the face? Personality? Mustaches are like bowties (another of those cyclical fashion things) that should only bedeck the necks of certain males. Winston Churchill and Groucho Marx come to mind, along with Dagwood Bumstead. If Dagwood had worn a long tie it would have covered up that curiously huge single button in the middle of his shirt. But, back to ‘stashes. They simply do not work for most. They ... Read Full Story

S.J. Perelman at his office in Greenwich Village Date taken: October 26, 1961 Photographer: Carl Mydans From the Google Life Magazine Image Archives This morning I was listening to recent podcasts of Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac on the way to work. February 1 was the birthday of comic genius S.J. Perelman, who, among other things, wrote for the Marx Brothers. The sketch of Perelman which Keillor read on his birthday was so good, I'm quoting it here in its entirety: It's the birthday of humorist S.J. Perelman, born Sidney Joseph Perelman in Brooklyn, New York (1904). His father was a Russian immigrant who ... Read Full Story

If you have 12.9 Million Dollars Groucho Marx’s house where he lived for two decades could be yours.  The one-story contemporary home was designed in 1956 by architect Wallace Neff for the comic actor and his wife, actress Eden Hartford. The 6,000-square-foot house sits on an acre and offers views of a canyon and downtown Los Angeles.   Groucho lived there until he passed away in 1977 at 86. Groucho made 13 feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of which he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game shows You Bet ... Read Full Story

Groucho Marx Artist: Groucho Marx Genres: Retro Discography Get it! Gratuitously Groucho Year: 1993 Tracks: 13 Greetings From Groucho, 1972 Groucho U.S.M.C. Hooray For Captain Spaulding Livingston Marx, African Explorer Dr. Hackenbush Hackenbush At Blue Ribbon General Go West Young Man We’re Here For Beaubrick Game Show Groucho Lydia The Tattooed Lady Germs And Groucho G. Marx, Attorney At Law Life Is So Peculiar Read Full Story