The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia
| Author | : Glenn Mitchell |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2009-05 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : |
This edition originally published: 2003.
The Complete Films Of The Marx Brothers
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Hail, Hail, Euphoria!
| Author | : Roy Blount Jr. |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 181 |
| Release | : 2010-09-28 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 0062009761 |
Nearly eighty years after its release, the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup remains one of the most influential pieces of political satire in history. In Hail, Hail, Euphoria!, bestselling author Roy Blount Jr. tells the history and making of Duck Soup, examining the comedic genius of the Marx Brothers in their finest hour and nine minutes. In Duck Soup, a slim, agile, quick-witted, self-assured young man is summoned to save a nation from financial ruin. As the nation's new president, he brings together a team of rivals, a band of brothers. Those brothers are Pinky, Chicolini, and Lt. Bob Roland. Their leader? None other than Rufus T. Firefly. The humor and idiosyncratic wit of Duck Soup are saluted by the author's own in this gem of a book, offering a behind-the-scenes tale of show business and brotherhood that only a true Marx Brothers aficionado could tell.
Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Sometimes Zeppo
| Author | : Joe Adamson |
| Publisher | : New York : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 472 |
| Release | : 1973 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : |
This is an account of the lives, early careers and final flowering of the Brothers Marx, the recollections of their co-workers and the scripts of their films. Joe Adamson interviewed the survivors of the arduous battles which making a film represented, and collected legends, anecdotes and jokes concerning the hilarious antics on the set, the sudden improvisations before the camera, and the extraordinary story conferences.
The Annotated Marx Brothers
| Author | : Matthew Coniam |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 314 |
| Release | : 2015-02-12 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1476618763 |
Have you ever watched a Marx Brothers film and wondered what "habeas Irish rose" is? What is the trial of Mary Dugan with sound? What is a college widow? When exactly did Don Ameche invent the telephone? Their films are full of such in-jokes and obscure theatrical, literary and topical references that can baffle modern audiences. In this viewer's guide to the Marx Brothers you will find the answer to such mysteries, along with an exhaustive compilation of background information, obscure trivia and even the occasional busted myth. Each of the Marx Brothers' 13 films is covered by a running commentary, with points in the film discussed as they appear. Each reference is listed by its running time, with time code given for both PAL and NTSC DVD. An introduction for neophytes and a resource for fanatics, this book is a travel guide to the rambling landscape of these remarkable comedies.
Groucho Marx
| Author | : Lee Siegel |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 2016-01-28 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0300216637 |
Born Julius Marx in 1890, the brilliant comic actor who would later be known as Groucho was the most verbal of the famed comedy team, the Marx Brothers, his broad slapstick portrayals elevated by ingenious wordplay and double entendre. In his spirited biography of this beloved American iconoclast, Lee Siegel views the life of Groucho through the lens of his work on stage, screen, and television. The author uncovers the roots of the performer’s outrageous intellectual acuity and hilarious insolence toward convention and authority in Groucho’s early upbringing and Marx family dynamics. The first critical biography of Groucho Marx to approach his work analytically, this fascinating study draws unique connections between Groucho’s comedy and his life, concentrating primarily on the brothers’ classic films as a means of understanding and appreciating Julius the man. Unlike previous uncritical and mostly reverential biographies, Siegel’s “bio-commentary” makes a distinctive contribution to the field of Groucho studies by attempting to tell the story of his life in terms of his work, and vice versa.
The Complete Films of the Marx Brothers
| Author | : Allen Eyles |
| Publisher | : Carol Publishing Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : |
Giraffes on Horseback Salad
| Author | : Josh Frank |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2019-03-19 |
| Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
| ISBN | : 159474923X |
This lushly illustrated graphic novel re-creates a lost Marx Brothers script written by modern art icon Salvador Dali. Grab some popcorn and take a seat...The curtain is about to rise on a film like no other! But first, the real-life backstory: Giraffes on Horseback Salad was a Marx Brothers film written by modern art icon Salvador Dali, who’d befriended Harpo. Rejected by MGM, the script was thought lost forever. Author and lost-film buff Josh Frank unearthed the original script, and Dali’s notes and sketches for the project, tucked away in museum archives. With comedian Tim Heidecker and Spanish comics creator Manuela Pertega, he’s re-created the film as a graphic novel in all its gorgeous full-color, cinematic, surreal glory. In the story, a businessman named Jimmy (played by Harpo) is drawn to the mysterious Surrealist Woman, whose very presence changes humdrum reality into Dali-esque fantasy. With the help of Groucho and Chico, Jimmy seeks to join her fantastical world—but forces of normalcy threaten to end their romance. Includes new Marx Brothers songs and antics, plus the real-world story behind the historic collaboration.
Groucho
| Author | : Arthur Marx |
| Publisher | : Samuel French, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 84 |
| Release | : 1988 |
| Genre | : Drama |
| ISBN | : 9780573670503 |
This inspired bio musical about The One and Only begins with Groucho as an old man doing his famous Carnegie Hall show. It then goes back to the beginnings of the Marx Brothers and their struggles to make it in vaudeville, their rise to stardom and their eventual break up. All classic Groucho songs are included. One actor plays Groucho, another plays Chico and Harpo, and one actress plays all the wives, girlfriends and Margaret Dumont. A hit in New York, across the U.S. and in London, this show will delight Marx Brothers fans and the as yet uninitiated.
The Groucho Letters
| Author | : Groucho Marx |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 2007-08-14 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1416536035 |
Donated to the Library of Congress in the mid-1960s, Groucho Marx's correspondence was first crafted into this celebration of wit and wisdom in 1967. Reissued today with his original letters and humor intact, The Groucho Letters exposes one of the twentieth century's most beloved comedian's private insights into show biz, politics, business, and, of course, his illustrious personal life. Included are Marx's conversations with such noted personalities as E. B. White, Fred Allen, Goodman Ace, Nunnally Johnson, James Thurber, Booth Tarkington, Alistair Cooke, Harry Truman, Irving Berlin, and S. J. Perelman. To Confidential Magazine Gentlemen: If you continue to publish slanderous pieces about me, I shall feel compelled to cancel my subscription. Sincerely, Groucho Marx
