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Scripts of plays, movies & radio shows
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Books and articles by and about colleagues and contemporaries of the Marx Brothers
Books and articles of unknown or little relation to the Marx Brothers
Marx Brothers Movies
Movies with Groucho, Harpo or Chico
Documentaries about the Marx Brothers/TV Programmes with Groucho, Harpo or Chico
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Books by the Marx Brothers

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Kanfer, Stefan (Ed.): The Essential Groucho : Writings by and for Groucho Marx

Einaudi / Torino, Italy / 2001 / 88 06 15351 X

Penguin Classics / / 2008 / 0 14 118944 4

- Vintage Books, 2000, ISBN: 0 375 70213 X
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- Penguin Books, 2000, ISBN: 0 14 029425 2
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- Penguin Classics, 2008, ISBN: 0 14 118944 4
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- (espagñol) RBA Libros, Barcelona, Spain, 2001, ISBN: 84 790 1755 4
titled: El ABC de Groucho
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Marx, Groucho: Beds
Uncredited assistance by Arthur Sheekman. A partly modified version appeared in "College Humor" in September, November and December 1930 and January 1931.

Éditions du Seuil / Paris, France / 1983 / 2 02 006386 7

- Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1976, ISBN: 0 672 52224 1
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- (deutsch) Fischer, Frankfurt a.M., Germany, 1987, 1988, ISBN: 3 596 24467 6
titled: Bettgeschichten, translated by: Reinhard Kaiser / (paperback)
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- (espagñol) Tusquets Editores, Barcelona, Spain, 1984, ISBN: 84 7223 616 1
titled: Camas, translated by: José Luis Guarner
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- (espagñol) Tusquets Editores, Barcelona, Spain, 1997, ISBN: 84 8310 554 3
titled: Camas, translated by: José Luis Guarner
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- (français) Éditions du Seuil, Paris, France, 1983, ISBN: 2 02 006386 7
titled: Plumards, de cheval, translated by: Claude Duneton Claude
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Marx, Groucho: Groucho and Me
"Goes over the basics. You get a lot of the staple Groucho material in here." (Teej) / "Groucho's own autobiography, full of anecdotes and thoughts from the most articulate of the brothers. ... not necessarily a terrific source of hard facts, as Groucho is very prone to sacrifice accuracy for entertainment; but a marvelous read all around." (Robert Rose)

Da Capo Press / New York, NY / 1995 / 0 306 80666 5

Éditions du Seuil / Paris, France / 1984 / 2 02 008616 6

Virgin Books / London, UK / 1994 / 0 86369 724 0

btb / München, Germany / 1998 (paperback) / 3 442 72227 6

- Columbus Books, London, UK, 1987, ISBN: 0 86287 377 0 / in "The Lively Arts" series
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- Simon and Schuster / Fireside, New York, NY, 1989, ISBN: 0 671 67781 0
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- AMS Press, 1991, ISBN: 0 404 19938 0
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- Virgin Books, London, UK, 1994, ISBN: 0 86369 724 0
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- Da Capo Press, New York, NY, 1995, ISBN: 0 306 80666 5
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- (deutsch) Fischer, Frankfurt a.M., Germany, 1981, ISBN: 3 596 23667 3
titled: Schule des Lächelns, translated by: Ursula von Wiese / paperback
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- (deutsch) Rogner & Bernhard, München, Germany, 1995, ISBN: 3 8077 0320 9
titled: Groucho und ich, translated by: Sven Böttcher / hardcover
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- (deutsch) btb, München, Germany, 1998 (paperback), ISBN: 3 442 72227 6
titled: Groucho und ich, translated by: Sven Böttcher
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- (deutsch) NEW Atrium Verlag, Zürich & Hamburg, 2010, ISBN: 3 85535 506 1
titled: Groucho und ich, translated by: Sven Böttcher / in: "Groucho&Marx"
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- (espagñol) Tusquets Editores, Barcelona, Spain, 1979, ISBN: 84 7223 488 6
titled: Groucho y yo, translated by: Xavier Ortega
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- (espagñol) Tusquets Editores, Barcelona, Spain, 1987, ISBN: 84 7223 406 1
titled: Groucho y yo, translated by: Xavier Ortega
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- (espagñol) Tusquets Editores, Barcelona, Spain, 1995, ISBN: 84 7223 875 X
titled: Groucho y yo, translated by: Xavier Ortega
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- (français) Éditions du Seuil, Paris, France, 1984, ISBN: 2 02 008616 6
titled: Mémoires capitales, translated by: Jacques Le Gal, Pierre Michaut
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Marx, Groucho: Memoirs Of A Mangy Lover
assistance by Arthur Sheekman.
"Humorous history of love." (Eyles, 1969) / "...just a collection of anecdotes and tall tales. It needs to be read as a collection of comedy routines. They make more sense if you can picture Groucho delivering them as a monologue." (John Benz Fentner)

Vigule / Éditions du Seuil / Paris, France / 1984 (paperback) / 2 02 006698 X

btb / München, Germany / 1998 (paperback) / 3 442 72232 2

- Fireside, 1989, ISBN: 0 532 19164 1
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- Simon and Schuster / Fireside, New York, NY, 1989, ISBN: 0 671 67941 4
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- Chivers, 1990, ISBN: 0 86220 679 0
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- Da Capo Press, 1997, ISBN: 0 306 80769 6
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- Da Capo Press, 2002, ISBN: 0 306 81104 9
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- (deutsch) Fischer, Frankfurt a.M., Germany, 1988 (paperback), ISBN: 3 596 24480 3
titled: Ein ramponierter Frauenheld, translated by: Reinhard Kaiser
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- (deutsch) Rogner & Bernhard, München, Germany, 1995, ISBN: 3 8077 0321 7
titled: Memoiren eines spitzen Lumpen, translated by: Sven Böttcher / (hardcover)
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- (deutsch) btb, München, Germany, 1998 (paperback), ISBN: 3 442 72232 2
titled: Memoiren eines spitzen Lumpen, translated by: Sven Böttcher
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- (deutsch) NEW Atrium Verlag, Zürich & Hamburg, 2010, ISBN: 3 85535 506 1
titled: Memoiren eines spitzen Lumpen, translated by: Sven Böttcher / in: "Groucho&Marx"
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- (espagñol) Edhasa, Barcelona, Spain, 1997, ISBN: 84 350 1593 9
titled: Memorias de un amante sarnoso, translated by: Juan Leira
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- (espagñol) Tusquets Editores, Barcelona, Spain, 2000, ISBN: 84 8310 140 8
titled: Memorias de un amante sarnoso, translated by: Manuel Talens
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- (français) Vigule / Éditions du Seuil, Paris, France, 1984 (paperback), ISBN: 2 02 006698 X
titled: Memoires d'un amant lamentable, translated by: Michel Lebrun
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Marx, Groucho: The Groucho Letters
edited by Arthur Sheekman
Letters to and from Groucho. From Arthur Sheekman's daughter Sylvia Thompson I have the information that "he not only selected the letters, but edited their writing, enhancing it where necessary, and even writing a letter or two"

Gallimard / France / 1990 / 2 07 038230 3

Ivrea, Éditions Champ libre / Paris, France / 1971, 1979 / 2 85184 101 7

Simon & Schuster / New York, NY / 2007 / 1 416 53603 5

Simon & Schuster / UK / 2007 / 1 847 39103 6

- Amereon, 1976, 1993, ISBN: 0 8488 1092 9
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- Simon and Schuster / Fireside, Riverside, NJ, 1987, ISBN: 0 671 63963 3
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- Time Warner Paperbacks, 1987, ISBN: 0 7515 0411 4
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- Sphere Books, London, UK, 1989, ISBN: 0 7221 5863 7
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- Da Capo Press, 1994, ISBN: 0 306 80607 X
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- Abacus Books, London, UK, 1995, ISBN: 0 349 10675 4
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- Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2007, ISBN: 1 416 53603 5
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- Simon & Schuster, UK, 2007, ISBN: 1 847 39103 6
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- (deutsch) Carl Hanser, München, Germany / Wien, Austria, 1981, ISBN: 3 446 13177 9
titled: Die Groucho Letters: Briefe von und an Groucho Marx, translated by: Alain Wilcock / (hardcover)
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- (deutsch) Fischer, Frankfurt a.M., Germany, 1984, ISBN: 3 596 23693 2
titled: Die Groucho Letters: Briefe von und an Groucho Marx / (paperback)
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- (espagñol) Editorial Anagrama, Barcelona, Spain, 1983, ISBN: 84 339 1255 0
titled: Las cartas de Groucho Marx, translated by: Jos Oliver
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- (espagñol) Editorial Anagrama, Barcelona, Spain, 1998, ISBN: 84 339 6615 4
titled: Las cartas de Groucho Marx, translated by: Jos Oliver
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- (français) Ivrea, Éditions Champ libre, Paris, France, 1971, 1979, ISBN: 2 85184 101 7
titled: Correspondance de Groucho Marx, translated by: Claude Portail, Harry Mathews
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- (français) Gallimard, France, 1990, ISBN: 2 07 038230 3
titled: Correspondance de Groucho Marx, translated by: Claude Portail
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Marx, Groucho: The Marx Brothers Scrapbook
with Richard J. Anobile
"Quite mean-spirited, and seldom funny, but the photos and memorabilia are invaluable." (Wayne Wong) / "Seems pretty mean spirited, and while it's got a wealth of information, much of it shows an elderly, angry Groucho." (Jeff Kyle) / "Transcripts of several interviews with Groucho, along with several others, including Gummo, Zeppo, Harpo's widow Susan, Jack Benny, and a number of others who knew and worked with the team; plus photos and other materials that cannot be found elsewhere, much of it from Groucho's personal collection. Groucho sued Anobile to stop publication when he realized that he intended to use the transcripts verbatim - dirty words, possibly libelous stories, and all. The book is therefore brutally frank and sometimes distasteful, and in some places poorly researched, but I consider it valuable if only for revealing some of the real names behind many oft-told, exaggerated or fictionalized Marx stories." (Robert Rose)

Darien House / Distr. by W.W. Norton / New York, NY / 1973a / 0 393 08371 3

Harper & Row, Perennial Library / New York, NY / 1989 / 0 06 097265 3

Darien House / Warner Books / New York, NY / 1975 /

- Darien House / Distr. by W.W. Norton, New York, NY, 1973, ISBN: 0 393 08371 3
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- Darien House / Distr. by Crown Publishers, New York, NY, 1973, ISBN: 0 517 51546 6
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- Grosset & Dunlap, New York, NY, 1974, ISBN: 0 448 11907 2 / oversize paperback
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- W.H. Allen, London, UK / New York, NY, 1974, ISBN: 0 491 01292 6
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- Harper & Row, Perennial Library, New York, NY, 1989, ISBN: 0 06 097265 3
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Marx, Groucho: The Groucho Phile: An Illustrated Life
Groucho tells the story of his life in connection with all the performances he did. Contains many pictures, newspaper clippings and letters.

Bobbs-Merrill Company / Indianapolis, IN / 1976 / 0 672 52239 X

Wallaby Books / Pocket Books / New York, NY / 1977a /

- Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1976, ISBN: 0 672 52239 X
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- Simon and Schuster, New York, NY, 1977, ISBN: 0 671 79002 1
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- Galahad Books, New York, NY / London, UK, 1979, ISBN: 0 88365 433 4 / (paperback)
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Marx, Groucho: The Secret Word is Groucho
with Hector Arce
Story of the Radio and TV show with examples and quotes from people involved

G.P. Putnam's Sons / New York, NY / 1976 / 0 399 11690 7

Berkeley Medallion Books / New York, NY / 1977 / 0 425 03387 2

- G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY, 1976, ISBN: 0 399 11690 7 / hardbound
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- Berkeley Medallion Books, New York, NY, 1977, ISBN: 0 425 03387 2 / paperback (LoC 76-458)
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Marx, Groucho: Love, Groucho (Letters from Groucho Marx to his daughter Miriam)
edited by Miriam Marx Allen

Seuil / Paris, France / 1995 / 2 02 019890 8

Faber & Faber / Boston, MA / London, UK / 1993 / 0 571 19809 0

Faber & Faber / London, UK / / 0 571 19440 0

- Faber & Faber, London, UK, ISBN: 0 571 19440 0
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- Faber & Faber, Boston, MA / London, UK, 1992, ISBN: 0 571 12915 3
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- Faber & Faber, Boston, MA / London, UK, 1993, ISBN: 0 571 19809 0 / (paperback)
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- Da Capo Press, 2002, ISBN: 0 306 81103 0
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- (français) Seuil, Paris, France, 1995, ISBN: 2 02 019890 8
titled: Lettres de Groucho à sa fille Miriam, translated by: Denis Baldwin-Beneich
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Marx, Groucho: Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales: Selected Writings of Groucho Marx
edited by Robert S. Bader
"A collection of Groucho's writing, mostly magazine articles, and a discussion of his writing, including speculations about his collaboration with Arthur Sheekman, who is alleged to have been a major contributor to much of it. Good, funny stuff; many of the articles serve as the source for other writing about the Brothers, particularly "Bad Times are Good Memories" and "Up From Pantages." (Robert Rose)

Faber & Faber / London, UK / 1997 / 0 571 19432 X

Faber & Faber / Boston, MA / London, UK / 1996 / 0 571 19898 8

Seuil/Vigule / Paris, France / 1996 / 2 02 020908 X

- Faber & Faber, Boston, MA / London, UK, 1993, ISBN: 0 571 19820 1 / hardcover
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- Faber & Faber, Boston, MA / London, UK, 1996, ISBN: 0 571 19898 8 / paperback
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- Faber & Faber, London, UK, 1997, ISBN: 0 571 19432 X
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- (français) Seuil/Vigule, Paris, France, 1996, ISBN: 2 02 020908 X
titled: Crise et Grouchotements, translated by: Michel Lebrun / (paperback)
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Marx, Groucho: Groucho&Marx
Sammelband mit den Titeln "Groucho und ich" und "Memoiren eines spitzen Lumpen" in der Übersetzung von Sven Böttcher

Atrium Verlag / Zürich & Hamburg / 2010 / 3 85535 506 1

- (deutsch) NEW Atrium Verlag, Zürich & Hamburg, 2010, ISBN: 3 85535 506 1
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Marx, Harpo: Harpo Speaks!
with Rowland Barber
"Extremely amusing autobiography of the silent brother, with particular focus on his youth and the vaudeville/Broadway years, and Harpo's relationship with his close friend, Alexander Woollcott. Not the best source for facts about the films (or necessarily a reliable source of hard facts at all), it's still a completely wonderful book." (Robert Rose) / "... it tends to leave out the more bizarre side of Harpo's character, but what's there is marvelous stuff. If you thought Harpo was just a great clown, this book will disabuse you of that notion in no time at all." (John Benz Fentner)

Limelight Editions / / 1985 / 0 87910 036 2

Virgin Press / London, UK / 1990 / 1 85227 190 6

- Amereon, 1976, ISBN: 0 8488 0181 4
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- Robson Books, London, UK, 1976, ISBN: 0 903895 62 5 / (paperback)
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- Limelight Editions, 1985, ISBN: 0 87910 036 2
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- Coronet, Australia, 1985, ISBN: 0 340 22308 1 / (paperback)
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- Virgin Press, London, UK, 1990, ISBN: 1 85227 190 6
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- (deutsch) Luchterhand, Hamburg, Germany / Zürich, Switzerland, 1992, ISBN: 3 630 71064 6
titled: Harpo spricht: Harpo Marx erzählt sein Leben, translated by: Werner Horch
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- (deutsch) dtv, München, Germany, 1992, ISBN: 3 423 71064 0
titled: Harpo spricht: Harpo Marx erzählt sein Leben, translated by: Werner Horch
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- (français) Ramsay, France, 1985, ISBN: 2 85956 438 1
titled: Harpo et moi
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Marx, Harpo: Harpo Speaks - About New York
excerpts from "Harpo speaks!", with an introduction by E.L. Doctorow

Little Bookroom / New York, NY / 2001 / 1 892145 06 5

- Little Bookroom, New York, NY, 2001, ISBN: 1 892145 06 5
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Scripts of plays, movies & radio shows

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(Script): Monkey Business / Duck Soup
"... the versions presented here were built up from a dialogue continuity provided by Universal City Film Studios Inc., amplified with material gained from a shot-by-shot viewing of each film." (Editorial note)

Lorrimer Publishing / Godalming, UK / 1972a / 0 900855 65 7

- Lorrimer Publishing, Godalming, UK, 1972, ISBN: 0 900855 65 7 / (paperback)
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- Lorrimer Publishing, 1972, ISBN: 0 900855 66 5 / (hardcover)
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- Simon and Schuster / Classical Film Scripts, New York, NY, 1972, ISBN: 0 671 21273 7
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- Ungar Publ. Co., 1982, ISBN: 0 8044 6475 8
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- Faber & Faber, 1989, ISBN: 0 571 12604 9
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(Script): Monkey Business, Duck Soup, A Day at the Races
"[MB and DS] [...] were built up from a dialogue continuity [...] amplified with material gained from a shot-by-shot viewing of each film." "[ADATR] combines the script with the dialogue and the action in the film itself." (Publisher's note) This script of ADATR differs from the earlier Viking edition in the way that it only has the actual movie dialogue.

Faber & Faber / London, UK / 1993 / 0 571 16647 4

- Faber & Faber, London, UK, 1993, ISBN: 0 571 16647 4
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Barson, Michael (ed.): Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel: The Marx Brothers' Lost Radio Show
Many gags of the films were used in or taken from this Radio Shows performed by Groucho and Chico. "Along with the other scripts, its a fun to look over, and neat to see what stayed the same and what changed" (teej)

Presses de la Renaissance / Paris, France / 1989 / 2 85616 522 2

Rogner & Bernhard / München, Germany / 1989 (hardcover) / 3 8077 0241 5

Norstedts / Stockholm, Sweden / 1989, 1994 (hardcover) /

Pantheon Books / New York, NY / 1988 / 0 679 72036 7

Bompiani / Milano, Italy / 2002 / 88 452 5308 2

- Pantheon Books, New York, NY, 1988, ISBN: 0 679 72036 7
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- (deutsch) Rogner & Bernhard, München, Germany, 1989 (hardcover), ISBN: 3 8077 0241 5
titled: Die Marx Brothers Radio Show, translated by: Sven Böttcher, Harry Rowohlt
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- (espagñol) Tusquets Editores, Barcelona, Spain, 1989, 1992, ISBN: 84 7223 108 9
titled: Groucho y Chico, abogados, translated by: Olivia de Miguel, Jacobo Guitián
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- (espagñol) Tusquets Editores, Barcelona, Spain, 1999, ISBN: 84 8310 639 6
titled: Groucho & chico abogados : Flywheel, Shyster y Flywheel. El serial radiofónico perdido de los hermanos Marx, translated by: Olivia de Miguel
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- (japanese) , Japan, 1995, ISBN: 40 488 3425 8

Kaufman, George S. et al.: Kaufman & Co.: Broadway Comedies
The text of Animal Crackers included in this book combines two scripts of the stage version, one from Sam Harris' papers at the Princeton University Library and one from Groucho's papers at the Library of Congress. The version from Groucho's papers is the main basis for this edition. This had never been published before. The appendix lists differences between the two versions and explains various references to people or events of the 1920's.
Also includes works by: Edna Ferber, Moss Hart, Ring Lardner, and Morrie Ryskind. Plays included are: The Royal Family, June Moon, Once in a Lifetime, Of Thee I Sing, Dinner at Eight, Stage Door, You Can't Take It with You, and The Man Who Came to Dinner (in which the character of Banjo is supposed to be based on Harpo.)

Library of America / / 2004 / 1 931082 67 7

- Library of America, 2004, ISBN: 1 931082 67 7
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Kaufman, George Simon: A Night at the Opera
The original script and the dialogue and the action in the film

The Viking Press / New York, NY / 1972b / 0 670 01948 8

- The Viking Press, The MGM Library of Film Scripts, New York, NY, 1972, ISBN: 0 670 51129 3 / (hardcover)
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- The Viking Press, New York, NY, 1972, ISBN: 0 670 01948 8 / (paperbound)
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- Lorrimer Publishing, Godalming, UK, 1972, ISBN: 0 85647 027 9 / (hardcover)
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- Lorrimer Publishing, Godalming, UK, 1972, ISBN: 0 85647 027 9 / (paperbound) label with UK ISBN in US edition
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Kaufman, George Simon; Ryskind, Morrie: Animal Crackers
this is the version presented at the Arena Stage, Washington, DC on May 8, 1982

Samuel French / New York, NY / 1984 / 0 573 68137 6

- Samuel French, New York, NY, 1984, ISBN: 0 573 68137 6
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Pirosh, Robert; Seaton, George; Oppenheimer, George: A Day at the Races
The original script and a transcript of the film

The Viking Press, The MGM Library of Film Scripts / New York, NY / 1972a / 0 670 01947 X

- The Viking Press, The MGM Library of Film Scripts, New York, NY, 1972, ISBN: 0 670 25887 3 / (hardcover)
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- The Viking Press, The MGM Library of Film Scripts, New York, NY, 1972, ISBN: 0 670 01947 X / (paperback)
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Rapp, Philip: The Television Scripts of Philip Rapp
"In late 1958, Rapp pitched an idea for a series called Deputy Seraph, starring the Marx Brothers, which would wind up being their penultimate appearance on film together. Only a few minutes of their scene was shot, however, along with the photos inside this book, and nothing else. The project was scrapped too quickly once Chico failed to pass the medical physical exam required for insuring its stars during the series. Those few minutes have since wound up on DVD, but this is the first public viewing of their entire divine adventure." (amazon)

Bearmanor Media / / 2006 / 1 59393 070 4

- Bearmanor Media, 2006, ISBN: 1 59393 070 4
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Books and articles by members of the Marx family about the Marx Brothers or the Marx family

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Marx, Arthur: Son of Groucho
More or less Arthur's autobiography, but has of course something about Groucho. / "I personally like this one better than Arthur's biography of his father ("Life With Groucho"); it is more entertainingly written and, I think, more frank in many ways. A good deal of it concerns Arthur's own adventures, on the amateur tennis circuit, in the Coast Guard, as a budding writer, and as a man who divorces his first wife to marry his sister-in-law; but Groucho never stays out of the narrative for long. (Question: Did Groucho ever read this book, and find out how Arthur flummoxed him with the "Life With Groucho" galleys?) " (Robert Rose)

David McKay / New York, NY / 1972 / 72-86964

- David McKay, New York, NY, 1972, Library of Congress: 72-86964
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- Peter Owen, London, UK, 1973, ISBN: 0 7206 0143 6
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Marx, Arthur: My Life with Groucho
Expanded edition of "Life with Groucho" (1954). Chapters are added for the time after 1954. The text used for the first chapters is the rewritten version as in the British edition of 1954. The later chapters tell the story of Groucho's final years from Arthur's viewpoint.

Barricade Books / Fort Lee / 1992 / 0 942637 45 3

Robson Books/ Parkwest Publications / London, UK / / 1988, 1991 / 0 86051 494 3

- Pan Books, London, UK, 1988, ISBN: 0 330 31132 8
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- Robson Books/ Parkwest Publications, London, UK /, 1988, 1991, ISBN: 0 86051 494 3 / (hardcover)
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- Barricade Books, Fort Lee, 1992, ISBN: 0 942637 45 3 / (paperback)
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- G.K. Hall & Co, 1993, ISBN: 0 8161 5607 7 / (large print)
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- (espagñol) Paidós, Mexico, 1991, ISBN: 968 853 213 4
titled: Mi vida con Groucho: Un mito visto por su hijo, translated by: Maricel Ford
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Marx, Arthur: The Secret Life of Bob Hope
This biography has a transcript of the ad-libbing Bob and Groucho did in a show, which finally let to Groucho hosting "You Bet Your Life"

Barricade Books / / 1993 / 0 94263 774 7

- Barricade Books, 1993, ISBN: 0 94263 774 7
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- Robson Books, London, UK, 1994, ISBN: 0 86051 897 3
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Marx, Arthur: Arthur Marx's Groucho: A Photographic Journey

Phoenix Marketing Services / / 2001 / 0 9707143 0 0

- Phoenix Marketing Services, 2001, ISBN: 0 9707143 0 0
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Marx, Arthur; Fisher, Robert: Groucho: A Life in Revue
(available on CD, see Records section)

- Samuel French Inc., #9143, New York, NY, 1988, ISBN: 0 573 67050 1
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Marx, Bill: Son of Harpo Speaks
From Bearmanor Media: "For many years, friends and family have asked me, 'Bill, why don't you write a book about your life? You must have had quite a childhood growing up with your dad, Harpo, and those zany uncles of yours, the Marx Brothers. And what about those weird, maybe fatalistic happenings you've experienced that can only be described as 'too-Hollywood-to-believe?'" - Bill Marx

Bearmanor Media / / 2007 / 1 59393 062 3

- Bearmanor Media, 2007, ISBN: 1 59393 062 3
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Marx, Maxine: Growing Up With Chico
"It was not a terribly pleasant read, because it shows fairly plainly all the problems that Chico had, with gambling, women, etc." (Jeff Kyle) / "Chico's daughter tells us she was upset by her father's portrayal in the "Scrapbook." I don't know if she'd be reassured or dismayed that I feel her analysis of Chico was not substantially different (if considerably more affectionate): she portrays her father as an irresponsible compulsive gambler and womanizer, who nonetheless had a tremendous charisma and magnetism that earned the undying affection and loyalty of many people, including herself, her mother, and Minnie Marx herself. She does make a good case for Chico's importance to the act, for being the only one of the brothers who could work effectively as a solo, and for having more musical talent than he is often given credit for. A lot of good stuff, much of it not to be found elsewhere." (Robert Rose)

Limelight Editions / New York, NY / 1986 / 0 87910 059 1

Prentice Hall / Englewood Cliffs, NJ / 1980 / 0 13 367821 0

- Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1980, ISBN: 0 13 367821 0
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- Limelight Editions, New York, NY, 1986, ISBN: 0 87910 059 1
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Books about the Marx Brothers, their films etc.

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Adamson, Joe: Groucho Harpo Chico and Sometimes Zeppo: A Celebration of The Marx Brothers and a Satire on the Rest of the World
"... well researched and well written (and funny) ... his Marx Brothers tome is absolutely heads and tails the best I've read, and I've read 'em all." (W. Gary Wetstein) / "Adamson has done a superb job here, not only breaking down each film to discuss its strong and weak points, but detailing the history of each, from conception through filming, with particular emphasis on the scriptwriting phase. Plenty of biographical material, too, and Adamson has taken pains to avoid reprinting popular misconceptions about everything from birth dates to practical jokes, sorting fact from fiction with detailed research and interviews with virtually everyone who worked with the Marxes and was still alive to talk about it. Most of all, Adamson's style is nearly as hilarious as the films themselves; the chapter on Horsefeathers belongs in some anthology on great American humor. Even the footnotes are amusing, one reviewer noted, correctly. " (Robert Rose)

Simon and Schuster / Fireside / New York, NY / 1987 / 0 671 47072 8

Coronet Books, Hodder & Stoughton / London, UK / 1974b / 0 340 18807 3

- W.H. Allen, London, UK, 1973, ISBN: 0 491 01160 1
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- Coronet Books, Hodder & Stoughton, London, UK, 1974, ISBN: 0 340 18807 3 / (paperback)
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- Pocket Books, New York, NY, 1976, ISBN: 0 671 80365 4
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- Simon and Schuster, New York, NY, 1983, ISBN: 0 671 21458 6
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- Simon and Schuster / Fireside, New York, NY, 1987, ISBN: 0 671 47072 8
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Alion, Yves: Les Marx Brothers

Edilig / Paris, France / 1985 / 2 85601 091 1

- (français) Edilig, Paris, France, 1985, ISBN: 2 85601 091 1
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Anobile, Richard J.: Why a Duck?
"An attempt to present the team's film humor in book form, by combining transcripts of dialogue from classic Marx routines with frame blow-ups from the films themselves. A good idea at the time, but now rather obsolete, since videotapes of the films are widely available. Still worth picking up if you happen upon an inexpensive used copy, if only for Groucho's introduction (and for that matter, a well-written preface by Richard F. Shepard). " (Robert Rose)

Plot Editiones / Madrid, Spain / 1991 / 84 86702 15 1

- Darien House / Distr. by New York Graphic Society, New York, NY, 1971, ISBN: 0 8212 0373 8 / hardcover
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- (espagñol) Plot Editiones, Madrid, Spain, 1991, ISBN: 84 86702 15 1
titled: Antología Marxista, translated by: Carlos Rodríguez Trueba
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Anobile, Richard J.: Hooray for Captain Spaulding! Verbal and Visual Gems from "Animal Crackers"
Blow-ups from the film with the dialogue next to the picture or in comic-strip bubbles

- Darien House / Crown Publishers, New York, NY, 1974, ISBN: 0 517 51683 7
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- Flare Books/Avon, New York, NY, 1975, ISBN: 0 380 00458 5
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Arce, Hector: Groucho
"A fairly accurate, unbiased, but not-too-bleak bio. Quite long, and well cited." (Wayne Wong) / "Probably the best thing about it is that it's not the usual puff piece that authorized biographies usually degenerate into. Arce says Groucho told him to "tell it all" and he's certainly done that. He's got some pretty harsh things to say about just about everybody including Groucho and even Minnie but it's clear that he never lost his affection and respect for his subject. If the book has a failing it's Arce's unfortunate tendency to wallow in pop psychology to explain motivations, particularly Groucho's sex life and attitude toward women in general." (John Benz Fentner)

G.P. Putnam's Sons / Perigee / New York, NY / 1980 / 0 399 50455 9

G.P. Putnam's Sons / New York, NY / 1979 / 0 399 12046 7

- G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY, 1979, ISBN: 0 399 12046 7 / (hardcover)
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- G.P. Putnam's Sons / Perigee, New York, NY, 1980, ISBN: 0 399 50455 9 / (paperback)
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Bego, Mark: The Marx Brothers

Pocket Essentials / UK / 2001 / 1 903047 59 5

- Pocket Essentials, UK, 2001, ISBN: 1 903047 59 5
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Benayoun, Robert: Les Freres Marx
Half of the book is a Marx Brothers biography. The other half contains translations of scenes from several movies.

- (français) Éditions du Seuil, France, 1991, ISBN: 2 02 012931 0
titled: Les Marx Brothers ont la parole / there are some minor changes compared to the 1979 edition
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Bergan, Ronald: The Life and Times of the Marx Brothers

- Smithmark Publishers / Brompton Books Corp., New York, NY, 1992, ISBN: 0 8317 5806 6
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- The Green Wood Publishing Company, London, UK, 1992, ISBN: 1 872532 08 X
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Brown, David: The World According to Groucho Marx
A Groucho/Marx Brothers biography interspersed with quotes. The appendix is a collection of quotes of which not all sound like Groucho's. No sources are given for any of the quotes.

- Michael O'Mara, 2002, ISBN: 1 85479 130 3
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Chandler, Charlotte: Hello, I Must be Going: Groucho and his Friends
'Charlotte Chandler' is the pen name of Lyn Erhard. "... the book would have been a better (and more truthful) story if Chandler had waited a few years to tell it (once she fell out of Erin's graces)" (teej)

Penguin Books / Harmondsworth, UK / New York, NY / 1979a / 0 14 005222 4

Sphere Books / London, UK / 1980 / 0 7221 2246 2

Simon & Schuster / / 2007 / 1 416 54422 4

Simon & Schuster / UK / 2007 / 1 847 39104 4

- Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1978, ISBN: 0 385 12444 9
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- Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, UK / New York, NY, 1979, ISBN: 0 14 005222 4
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- Sphere Books, London, UK, 1980, ISBN: 0 7221 2246 2 / reprints 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988
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- Carol Publishing Group, 1992, ISBN: 0 8065 1346 2
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- Abacus Books, 1994, 1995, ISBN: 0 349 10636 3
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- Simon & Schuster, 2007, ISBN: 1 416 54422 4 / revised edition
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- Simon & Schuster, UK, 2007, ISBN: 1 847 39104 4
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- (deutsch) Rogner & Bernhard, München, Germany, 1984, ISBN: 3 8077 0200 8
titled: Groucho und seine Freunde, translated by: Benjamin Schwarz, Oliver Stephan / (hardcover)
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- (deutsch) Heyne, München, Germany, 1988, ISBN: 3 453 00815 4
titled: Groucho der Chef der Marx Brothers / paperback
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- (deutsch) Heyne, München, Germany, 1988, 1995 (paperback), ISBN: 3 453 09403 4
titled: Groucho der Chef der Marx Brothers
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- (espagñol) Tusquets Editores, Barcelona, Spain, 1997, ISBN: 84 8310 529 2
titled: ¡Hola y adios! Groucho y sus amogos, translated by: Cohen, Marcelo
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Charney, Maurice: The Comic World of the Marx Brothers' Movies: Anything Further Father?
The publisher advertises this book as "filling an academic void", but others have been there before. The most part of the book is taken up by giving synopsis of the movies. The author is looking at 15(!) Marx Brothers movies by including "Copacabana" and "Double Dynamite". He claims to have not been able to get a copy of "A Girl in Every Port", which is easily available outside the US. There are a few factual errors and typos and a lot of facts are repeated and some seem irrelevant. In general the author doesn't seems to be really interested in the Marx Brothers and the book doesn't add anything to an academic look at their work.

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press / Madison, NJ / 2007-09 / 0 8386 4124 5

- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, Madison, NJ, Sep 2007, ISBN: 0 8386 4124 5
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Dwan, Robert: As long as they're laughing: Groucho Marx and You Bet Your Life
Publisher's Note: Robert Dwan (Director of You Bet Your Life), reminisces about You Bet Your Life and remarkable host Groucho Marx.

Midnight Marquee Press, Inc. / Baltimore, MD / 2000 / 1 887664 36 X

Midnight Marquee Press, Inc. / Baltimore, MD / 2000 / 1 887664 66 1

- Midnight Marquee Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 2000, ISBN: 1 887664 36 X
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- Midnight Marquee Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 2000, ISBN: 1 887664 66 1
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Eyles, Allen: The Marx Brothers: Their World of Comedy
This was first published in a small paperback in 1966 and only three years later as a hardcover. / "A careful analysis of each of the Marx films; very comprehensive; almost too much so, in fact nowhere near as fun a read as Adamson, and focused almost entirely on what we see on screen rather than how it came to be. On the other hand, it does a very good job of considering the Marx film canon as a whole, drawing comparisons and showing parallels between the various films, rather than taking Adamson's approach of breaking things down into scenes. A good contrast, and worth having." (Robert Rose)

A.S. Barnes and Co. / South Brunswick, NJ / 1969a, 1974 / 0 498 01447 9

- A.S. Barnes and Co., South Brunswick, NJ, 1969a, 1974, ISBN: 0 498 01447 9 / (hardcover)
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- Oak Tree Publications, 1974, ISBN: 0 498 07420 X
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- Bookthrift Co., 1975, ISBN: 0 446 66587 8
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Eyles, Allen: The Complete Films of The Marx Bros.

- Carol Publishing Group / Citadel Press, New York, NY, 1992, ISBN: 0 8065 1301 2
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Gardner, Martin Allen: The Marx Brothers: An Investigation of Their Films as Satirical Social Criticism

McFarland & Company, Inc. / / 2009 / 0 7864 3942 4

- NEW McFarland & Company, Inc., 2009, ISBN: 0 7864 3942 4 / titled "The Marx Brothers as Social Critics", this is an extended edition of the original Ph.D. thesis
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Gehring, Wes D.: The Marx Brothers (A bio-bibliography)

Greenwood Press / Westport, CT / 1987 / 0 313 24547 9

- Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 1987, ISBN: 0 313 24547 9
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Gehring, Wes D.: Groucho Marx and W.C.Fields: Huckster Comedians
Gehring compares these two comedians by their lifes, the characters they played and their films

University Press of Mississippi / Jackson / 1994 / 0 87805 724 2

- University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, 1994, ISBN: 0 87805 725 0 / (paperback)
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- University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, 1994, ISBN: 0 87805 724 2 / (hardcover)
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Hobsch, Manfred: Film ab: Die Marx Brothers

Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf / Berlin, Germany / 2001 / 3 89602 359 4

- (deutsch) Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin, Germany, 2001, ISBN: 3 89602 359 4
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Hoppe, Ulrich: Die Marx Brothers
A (quite incomplete) biography, but has a well researched part about the Brothers German roots. Tries to write in a funny language, but it doesn't work out well.

- (deutsch) Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München, Germany, 1985, ISBN: 3 453 86077 2
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Kanfer, Stefan: Groucho: The Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx

- Vintage Books, 2000, ISBN: 0 375 70207 5 / (paperback)
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- Knopf, 2000, ISBN: 0 375 40218 7 / (hardback)
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- Allen Lane The Penguin Press, 2000, ISBN: 0 7139 9469 X
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- Penguin Books, 2001, ISBN: 0 14 029426 0
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- (espagñol) RBA Libros, Barcelona, Spain, 2001, ISBN: 84 7901 726 0
titled: Groucho, una biografía, translated by: María de Calonje
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Keesey, Douglas: Marx Brothers
Movie Icons Series.
Apart from a short introductory note and a basic chronology and filmography, the main part of this book is a "Filmography in Pictures" with notes on the pictures and quotes from the movies or by people working on them. There are loads of film stills and promotional pictures, a few of which I cannot remember seeing anywhere else before.

Taschen / Germany / 2007 / 3 8228 2219 1

- Taschen, Germany, 2007, ISBN: 3 8228 2219 1 / flexicover (flexible hardcover)
(publisher's website)
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Louvish, Simon: Monkey Business - The Lives and Legends of the Marx Brothers

Faber and Faber / London, UK / 1999 / 0 571 19350 1

St Martins Press / / 2000 / 0 312 25292 7

- Faber and Faber, London, UK, 1999, ISBN: 0 571 19350 1
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- St Martins Press, 2000, ISBN: 0 312 25292 7 / hardback
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- Griffin Trade Paperback, 2001, ISBN: 0 312 28382 2 / hardback
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Louvish, Simon: Coffee with Groucho
Foreword by Frank Ferrante

- Duncan Baird, 2007, ISBN: 1 84483 515 4 / US edition
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- Duncan Baird, 2007, ISBN: 1 84483 469 7 / UK edition
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Miguel, Agustí de: Los Hermanos Marx

Edimat Libros, Ediciones y Distribuciones Mateos / / 1998 / 84 95002 69 8

- (espagñol) Edimat Libros, Ediciones y Distribuciones Mateos, 1998, ISBN: 84 95002 69 8
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Mills, Joseph (ed.): A Century of the Marx Brothers
"Most scholarly work on the Marx Brothers has focused on biographical aspects of their careers and lives; "A Century of the Marx Brothers" suggests a myriad of other useful approaches to their film and stage productions. The collection's eleven essays examine the Marx Brothers' work from a number of critical perspectives ranging from reader-response theory to film semiotics. The contributors include international scholars in a variety of fields, such as literature, cultural studies, performance studies, and film history." (Publisher's information)
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Joseph Mills: "The Faces of Twentieth Century Comedy"

Matthew Daube: "The Case of Rabbi Cantor vs. Roscoe W. Chandler: The Marx Brothers' Ethnic Construction of Character"

Renata Jackson: "Who's Your Dada? The Marx Brothers at Paramount"

Dean Wilcox: "Surrealistic Heroes: The Marx Brothers and the European Avant-Garde"

Thomas Grochowski: "Horse Feathers, Monkey Business, and Lion Taming: The Marxes in Transition"

Eric Sterling: "The Marx Brothers and the Satire of the Upper Class"

Matthew Turner: "Signs, Slapstick, and Silence: The Transformation of Semiotic Meaning in the Comedy of Harpo Marx"

Christopher Kelen: "Nation, Anthem, Irony in the Figure of Rufus Firefly"

Lance Duerfahrd: "The Extras to the Extraordinary: The Other Characters in the Marx Brothers Film"

Marc DiPaolo: "'Italians' Know Nothing of Love: The Marx Brothers as Guardian Angels for Young Couples in Jeopardy"

Joseph Alvarez: "Woody Allen: A Red-Headed Marx Brothers Stepchild?"

Zoe Brigley: "The Big Grey Ir-Elephant: The Play of Language in the Marx Brothers' Scripts and in Charles Bernstein's L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Poetry"

Cambridge Scholars Publishing / Newcastle upon Tyne, UK / 2007 / 1 84718 240 2

- Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 2007, ISBN: 1 84718 240 2
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Mitchell, Glenn: The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia
All kind of facts about the Marx Brothers in encyclopedic form. Keywords include people and films but also (for example) "Lawyers", "Waxworks" or "Boats" / "It's a dip and browse kinda book Very well researched with a wealth of material on the lesser known characters in the Marx Saga." (John Benz Fentner)

Batsford / London, UK / 1996 / 0 7134 7838 1

Reynolds and Hearn / Richmond, Surrey, UK / 2003 / 1 903111 49 8

- Batsford, London, UK, 1996, ISBN: 0 7134 7838 1 / (paperback)
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- Reynolds and Hearn, Richmond, Surrey, UK, 2003, ISBN: 1 903111 49 8 / (paperback) revised and expanded edition
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- Reynolds and Hearn, Richmond, Surrey, UK, 2006, ISBN: 1 90528 711 9 / (hardcover), added to the title: "The Definitive A-Z", foreword by Leonard Maltin
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- Reynolds and Hearn, Richmond, Surrey, UK, 2008, ISBN: 1 90528 781 X / (paperback) (yet another "revised" edition of this book)
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Nolden, Rainer: Die Marx Brothers

Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag / Reinbek, Germany / 2002 / 3 499 50454 5

- (deutsch) Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek, Germany, 2002, ISBN: 3 499 50454 5
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Presley-Rippingale, Sally; Ballow, John E.: The Secret Word is Groucho
Story of Ballow being the cook in Groucho house in his last years. Concentrates mostly on Erin Fleming's behaviour towards Groucho. This is a 'paid for' publication (i.e. the author paid the publisher for printing this book).

Dorrance Publishing / Pittsburgh / 1992 / 0 8059 3272 0

- Dorrance Publishing, Pittsburgh, 1992, ISBN: 0 8059 3272 0
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Schulte, Michael: Warum haben Sie nicht das Pferd geheiratet? (Groucho Marx-Sein Leben)

- (deutsch) R. Piper, München, Germany, 1990, ISBN: 3 492 11279 X
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Sinclair, Iain: Groucho positive / Groucho negative
This 8-page A4 booklet has a 4-page article about the Marx Brothers and especially Groucho. It also looks at their influence on authors of the Beat generation like Kerouac and Ginsberg. The other four pages a stills from various movies.

- Village Press, London, UK, 1973, ISBN: 0 9503032 4 0
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Stables, Kate: Marx Brothers

- Chartwell Books, Secaucus, NJ, 1992, ISBN: 1 55521 793 1
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Stoliar, Steve: Raised Eyebrows - My Years Inside Groucho's House
Stoliar was a secretary an archivist to Groucho in later years. / "There was enough vintage Groucho in the book to bring a smile on my face, balancing the occasional tear from my eye." (J.Jacobs) / "... a good inside look at the Erin Fleming years." (Robert Rose)

General Publishing Group / Los Angeles, CA / 1996 / 1 881649 73 3

- General Publishing Group, Los Angeles, CA, 1996, ISBN: 1 881649 73 3
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Tchernoff, Alexis: Les Marx Brothers
Preface by Pierre Richard. Half of the book is a Marx Brothers biography. The other half has a filmography with many photos, cast listings and plot description

- (français) Éditions Pygmalion / Gérard Watelet, Paris, France, 1990, ISBN: 2 85704 318 X
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Tiersma, Peter Meijes: Language-based Humor in the Marx Brothers Films
"[This study] will analyze [...] those instances of humor which are linguistic in nature, in other words, those which are amusing because of the way in which language is manipulated." (taken from the Introduction)

- Indiana University Linguistics Club, Bloomington, IN, 1985
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Tyson, Peter: Groucho Marx
Pop Culture Legends Collection

- Chelsea House Publishers, New York, NY, 1995, ISBN: 0 7910 2341 9 / (hardcover)
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Wolf, William: The Marx Brothers

- Pyramid Communications, New York, NY, 1975, ISBN: 0 515 03754 0
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Yahn, Michael A.: The Music of the Marx Brothers
A Bio-Discography of the Works of Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Gummo, and Zeppo Marx
" In the 1930s and 40s the Marx Brothers kept the world laughing in good times and bad with such screen classics as Animal Crackers, Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera. Comedy was always the driving force behind the Marx Brothers team on-screen. Off-screen they were three unique individuals who shared a love of music. Music from Marx Brothers’ plays and movies has been recorded by a variety of artists since the early 1920s, but it may surprise some to learn that the Marx Brothers, themselves, also left behind an impressive body of work on record." (Publisher's info)

Publish America / Frederick, MD / 2007 / 1 4241 6971 2

- Publish America, Frederick, MD, 2007, ISBN: 1 4241 6971 2
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Zachary Kwitner Books: The Marx Brothers Poster Book
Book of 37.5x27.5cm Posters

- Zachary Kwitner Books, London, UK, 1991, ISBN: 1 872532 35 7
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Zimmerman, Paul D.; Goldblatt, Burt: The Marx Brothers at the Movies

Signet Book from New American Library / New York, NY / 1970 /

G.P. Putman's Sons / New York, NY / 1968 / 68-25434

Berkley Windhover Books, Berkley Publishing / New York, NY / 1975 /

Akihumi corporation (晶文社) / Japan / 1973 / 4 794 95822 6

- G.P. Putman's Sons, New York, NY, 1968, Library of Congress: 68-25434 / (hardcover)
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- (japanese) Akihumi corporation (晶文社), Japan, 1973, ISBN: 4 794 95822 6
titled: マルクス兄弟(ブラザーズ)のおかしな世界

Books in which the Marx Brothers appear as characters

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Biller, Maxim: Die Marx-Brothers in Deutschland
in: "Land der Väter und Verräter"
Fictional story about a grandson of Groucho making a movie in Germany

Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag / München, Germany / 1997 / 3 423 12356 7

Kiepenheuer & Witsch / Kön, Germany / 1994 / 3 462 02356 X

- (deutsch) Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Kön, Germany, 1994, ISBN: 3 462 02356 X
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- (deutsch) Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, München, Germany, 1997, ISBN: 3 423 12356 7
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Conford, Ellen: The Genie with the Light Blue Hair
a children's book, in which the Genie is described like Groucho

- Bantam Starfire Books, New York, NY, 1989, ISBN: 0 553 05806 1 / has a picture of Groucho on the dustjacket
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- Starfire / Bantam, New York, NY, 1990, ISBN: 0 553 28484 3 / (paperback)
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De Vries, Peter: Madder Music
Novel about a man who thinks he is Groucho. Although Joe Swerling has this delusion for a small part of the book, it is also fun to read when no Grouchoism is around. Jo Swerling was the name of the director of "Humorisk" (a coincidence?)

Little, Brown & Company / Boston, MA / Toronto / 1977 / 0 316 18190 0

- Little, Brown & Company, Boston, MA / Toronto, 1977, ISBN: 0 316 18190 0
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Goulart, Ron: Groucho Marx, Master Detective
First in a series of three (so far). "It was a fast read but not a very good read. It was not a great mystery and the portrayal of Groucho was a poor mix of his stage and real life characters." (IJD) [I agree, ST]

St. Martin's Press / New York, NY / 1998 / 0 312 18106 X

Edition Phantasia / / 2010 / 3 937897 40 2

- St. Martin's Press, New York, NY, 1998, ISBN: 0 312 18106 X
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- Crimetime, 2000, ISBN: 1 902002 27 X
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- NEW Edition Phantasia, 2010, ISBN: 3 937897 40 2
titled: Groucho Marx, Meisterdetektiv, translated by: Joachim Körber
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Goulart, Ron: Groucho Marx, Private Eye

St. Martin's Press, Thomas Dunne Books / New York, NY / 1999 - 1 / 0 312 19895 7

- St. Martin's Press, Thomas Dunne Books, New York, NY, 1999 - 1, ISBN: 0 312 19895 7
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Goulart, Ron: Elementary, my dear Groucho

St. Martin's Press / New York, NY / 1999 - 2 / 0 312 20892 8

Le Cherche midi / France / 2000 / 2 86274 776 9

- St. Martin's Press, New York, NY, 1999 - 2, ISBN: 0 312 20892 8
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- (français) Cherche midi, France, 2000, ISBN: 2 262 74776 8
titled: Elémentaire, mon cher Groucho
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- (français) Le Cherche midi, France, 2000, ISBN: 2 86274 776 9
titled: Groucho Marx contre Sherlock Holmes
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Goulart, Ron: Groucho Marx and the Broadway Murders

Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press / New York, NY / 2001 / 0 312 26598 0

Thorndike Press / / 2002 / 0 7862 3692 2

- Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, New York, NY, 2001, ISBN: 0 312 26598 0
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- Thorndike Press, 2002, ISBN: 0 7862 3692 2 / large print
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- Chivers Press, 2002, ISBN: 0 7540 4703 2 / large print, softbound
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- Chivers Press, 2002, ISBN: 0 7540 4702 4 / large print, hardcover
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Goulart, Ron: Groucho Marx, Secret Agent

Minotaur Books / New York, NY / 2002 / 0 312 28005 X

- Thorndike Pr, 2002, ISBN: 0 7862 4741 X / large print
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- Minotaur Books, New York, NY, 2002, ISBN: 0 312 28005 X
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- Chivers Press, 2003, ISBN: 0 7540 8802 2 / large print, softbound
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- Chivers Press, 2003, ISBN: 0 7540 8801 4 / large print, hardcover
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Goulart, Ron: Groucho Marx, King of the Jungle
A Mystery Featuring Groucho Marx

Minotaur Books / New York, NY / 2005 / 0 312 32216 X

Robert Hale Ltd / / 2006 / 0 7090 8050 6

Wheeler Publishing / / 2006 / 1 597 22331 X

- Minotaur Books, New York, NY, 2005, ISBN: 0 312 32216 X
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- Robert Hale Ltd, 2006, ISBN: 0 7090 8050 6
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- Wheeler Publishing, 2006, ISBN: 1 597 22331 X / (large edition)
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Hampton, Christopher: Tales from Hollywood
Amazon description: "... [this] drama depicts the consequences of old literary Europe's attempt to integrate into fast-paced commercial Hollywood in the early years of World War II. With Austro-Hungarian playwright Ödon von Horvath resurrected as our guide, Tales from Hollywood leads us through a bizarre landscape where Schönberg and the Marx Brothers play tennis, Brecht tries to write film treatments the studios will clamor over, and Heinrich Mann endeavors to maintain a dignified despair, overshadowed by his younger brother Thomas, who thrives on his celebrity status. [...]"

- Faber & Faber, 2002, ISBN: 0 571 11883 6
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Jean-Philippe, Claude; Lesueur, Patrick: Une Nuit chez les Marx
Comic Book which illustrates especially the earlier years of the Marxes. It shows situations like the cigarmaker from which Harpo got the "Gookie" and Groucho in Napoleon's uniform stuck in the traffic with his new car

Dargaud Editeur / Paris, France / 1986 / 2 205 02835 9

- (français) Dargaud Editeur, Paris, France, 1986, ISBN: 2 205 02835 9
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Kaminsky, Stuart M.: You bet your life
Crime story (Fiction). "It's Chicago. It's February, 1941. And Toby Peters, Private Eye, has a cold. Louis B. Mayer has hired him to help the Marx Brothers out of $120,000 worth of trouble. With the mob." (Cover text)

Editions 10/18 / France / 1999 / 2 264 02882 3

St. Martin's Press / New York, NY / 1978 / 0 312 89662 X

Blackstone Audio, Inc. / / 2005 / 0 786 14231 6

Wilhelm Heyne Verlag / München, Germany / 1985 / 3 453 10731 4

- St. Martin's Press, New York, NY, 1978, ISBN: 0 312 89662 X
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- J. Curley & Associates, South Yarmouth, MA, 1980, ISBN: 0 89340 238 9 / Large print edition
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- Charter Communications, New York, NY, 1980, ISBN: 0 441 94980 0
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- Warner Books, 1990, ISBN: 0 445 40906 1
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- (français) Editions 10/18, France, 1999, ISBN: 2 264 02882 3
titled: Chico, banco, bobo
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Kaufman, George; Hart, Moss: The Man Who Came to Dinner (Play)
This play is a hommage to Alexander Woollcott. The character of Banjo is fashioned after Harpo

in: 'Three Plays by Kaufman and Hart', Grove Press / / 1988 / 0 8021 5064 0

- in: "Plays by Kaufman and Hart", Olympic Marketing Corp, 1984, ISBN: 0 933826 66 4
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- in: "Three Plays by Kaufman and Hart", Grove Press, 1988, ISBN: 0 8021 5064 0
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Mazur, Gail: Zeppo's First Wife: New and Selected Poems

University Of Chicago Press / / 2005 / 0 226 51447 1

- University Of Chicago Press, 2005, ISBN: 0 226 51447 1
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Milligan, Spike: Robin Hood According to Spike Milligan
"All of Robin's Merry Men are in attendance in Spike's Robin Hood, although not quite as they were in the original. Maid Marion is a champion pole vaulter, Little John has been renamed Big Dick (for reasons we need not go into here) and Will Scarlet and Friar Tuck are joined by a brand-new addition to the renegade band--Groucho Marx." (Amazon promotional text)

Virgin Publishing / London, UK / / 0 753 50303 4

- Virgin Publishing, London, UK, ISBN: 0 753 50303 4
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Milligan, Spike: "Treasure Island": According to Spike Milligan
"All the familiar faces from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic pirate adventure story join in the fun - but this time they are accompanied by Groucho Marx." (amazon.co.uk)

Virgin / London, UK / 2001 / 0 753 50503 7

- Virgin, London, UK, 2000, ISBN: 1 85227 895 1
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- Virgin, London, UK, 2001, ISBN: 0 753 50503 7
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Phillips, Louis: The Last Of The Marx Brothers' Writers

Broadway Play Publishing Inc. / New York, NY / 2007 / 0 88145 339 0

- Broadway Play Publishing Inc., New York, NY, 2007, ISBN: 0 88145 339 0
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Sheldon, Sidney: A Stranger in the Mirror
This novel about a stand-up comedian is dedicated to Groucho (who was the godfather of Sheldon's daughter). In the final chapters it seems to be (more or less) based on Groucho's relation to Erin Fleming

- William Morrow and Company, New York, NY, ISBN: 0 688 03002 5 / (hardcover)
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- , ISBN: 0 446 35657 3 / (paperback)
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- in "Three complete Novels", ISBN: 0 517 07773 6 / (hardcover)
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- Pan Books, London, UK, 1977, ISBN: 0 330 25076 0
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Sim, David: Cerebus the Aardvark
(Comic) Lord Julius (Groucho) shows up quite frequently. Lord Julius was introduced early on as the head of state of a country called Palnu, and who virtually controls the economy of most of the known world single-handedly. One can guess at the results. He also has a painted-on mustache instead of a real one. In at least one issue, Sim also introduced a Duke Leonardi from New Serpa, who spoke with an outrageous Italian accent.

(Vol 2.:'High Society') Aardvark Vanaheim / / 1986 / 0 919359 07 8

- (Vol 2.:"High Society") Aardvark Vanaheim, 1986, ISBN: 0 919359 07 8
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Thomsen, Winfried; Mali, Werner: Die Unschuld von Bonn: ein Schmieren-Comic mit drei Marx-Brothers und einem idealen Staatsbürger
Political comic and text with the Marx Brothers and German politicians as acting persons

- (deutsch) Rotbuch Verlag, Berlin, Germany, 1976, ISBN: 3 88022 160 X
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Vosburgh, Dick: A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine
Premiere in 1979. The first half of the show - A Day in Hollywood - examines Hollywood in the Thirties. The second half - A Night in the Ukraine -, is loosely based on Checkov's "The Bear", as if it was made as a Marx Brothers movie.

- Samuel French Inc., London, UK, 2000, ISBN: 0 573 08111 5
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Waldrop, Howard: Save a Place in the Lifeboat for Me
"Waldrop is a master of humorous, innovative, sometimes disturbing short fiction that plays on 'alternate history' tropes and a stunning amount of research. One of his earlier stories, '...Lifeboat' depicts Harpo and Chico, Laurel and Hardy, and Abbot and Costello going back (yes, back) in time in an attempt to save Buddy Holly. They are _apparently_ returned from an ambiguous afterlife and appear in the story as we know them on screen ('_Honk honk_ went Arthur...'). The god who appears to be running the operation is a mysterious figure named Quackenbush who make a 'burning bush' appearance in a TV show called 'You Bet Your Duck.' "

- in: "Howard Who?", Doubleday, Garden City, NY, 1986, ISBN: 0 385 19708 X
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Books in which material of the Marx Brothers is quoted

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Brallier, Jess M.: Medical Wit and Wisdom : The Best Medical Quotations from Hippocrates to Groucho Marx

- , 1993, ISBN: 1 56138 289 2
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Green, Joey: Marx & Lennon : The Parallel Saying
a collection of 400 quotes by Marx and Lennon. (Groucho and John)

- Hyperion, 2005, ISBN: 1 401 30809 0
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Gribetz, Jessica (ed.): Wise Words : A Treasury of Jewish Wisdom from the Bible to Groucho Marx

William Morrow and Company / New York, NY / 1997 / 0 688 15108 6

- William Morrow and Company, New York, NY, 1997, ISBN: 0 688 15108 6
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Hofmarcher, Arnaud (Series Ed.): Les Marx Brothers: Pensées, répliques et anecdotes
Preface by Pierre Drachline. Quotes, mostly from Groucho.

- (français) le cherche midi éditeur, Paris, France, 1995, ISBN: 2 86274 400 X
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- (français) J'ai lu, France, 1999, ISBN: 2 290 05334 1
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Jarski, Rosemarie: Wisecracks : Great Lines from the Classic Hollywood Era
Publisher's description: "Rosemarie Jarski's selection mixes all the classic Hollywood lines with little known gems"

Contemporary Books / / 1999 / 0 8092 2516 6

- Contemporary Books, 1999, ISBN: 0 8092 2516 6
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- Prion Books Ltd, 2000, ISBN: 1 85375 357 2
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Menchin, Robert; Kohl, Joe (Illustrator): 101 Classic Jewish Jokes : Jewish Humor from Groucho Marx to Jerry Seinfeld

- , 1997, ISBN: 0 914457 88 8
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Muir, Frank: The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose: From William Caxton to P.G. Wodehouse
Muir makes several references to Groucho Marx in his section on S.J. Perelman. He also reprints Groucho's correspondence with Warner Bros. regarding the release of "A Night In Casablanca."

Oxford University Press / Oxford, UK / New York, NY / 1990 / 0 19 282959 9

- Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK / New York, NY, 1990, ISBN: 0 19 282959 9 / (paperback)
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- Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK / New York, NY, 1990, ISBN: 0 19 214106 6 / (hardcover)
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Rosten, Leo: Leo Rosten's Carnival of Wit; From Aristotle to Groucho Marx

- E P Dutton, 1994, ISBN: 0 525 93716 1
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Articles about the Marx Brothers, their movies, stage shows etc.

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Galestin, Paul: The Marx Brothers: Verbal and Visual Nonsense in Their Films
Keywords: general literature; film; use of nonsense; relationship to the visual; the verbal; in Marx Brothers films

- Tigges-Wim (ed.): "Explorations in the Field of Nonsense", Rodopi, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1987, ISBN: 90 6203 699 6
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Books and articles which have the Marx Brothers not as their main topic, but have a significant part about them

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Allen, Steve: Funny People
This book is a kind of updated version of his earlier book. He added some contemporary comedians like Robin Williams and Billy Crystal, but there is also a chapter about Groucho.

- Stein and Day Publishers, New York, NY, 1981, ISBN: 0 8128 2764 3
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- Stein and Day Publishers, New York, NY, 1984, ISBN: 0 8128 8011 0
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Boller, Paul F., Jr.; Davis, Ronald L.: Hollywood Anecdotes
Good stories, authentic and apocryphal about making movies in Hollywood and those involved. Keywords: Hollywood, DeMille, Gary Cooper, Jack Warner, Sam Goldwyn, Walt Disney, Groucho Marx, Jimmy Cagney, Greer Garson, Billy Wilder

- William Morrow and Company, New York, NY, 1987, ISBN: 0 688 05875 2
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- Ballantine Books, 1988, ISBN: 0 345 35654 3
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Dale, Alan: Comedy Is a Man in Trouble
"Rather than attempt of account for every low-comedy star and his/her entire repertoire, Dale focuses on a handful of key superstars - specifically Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, the Marx Brothers and Jerry Lewis - and combines biography with cinematic analysis to create a convincing timeline of the rise, fall, and rebirth of one of the movies' most popular genres. He also takes time to examine the controversial role of women in Hollywood comedy, ultimately anointing Katherine Hepburn as the Queen of Slapstick." - Fade In

University of Minnesota Press / Minneapolis, MN / 2002 / 0 8166 3658 3

- University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN, 2000, ISBN: 0 8166 3657 5 / (hardcover)
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- University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN, 2002, ISBN: 0 8166 3658 3 / (paperback)
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Doctorow, E.L.: Creationists: Selected Essays: 1993-2006
This book has a piece about Harpo, most likely the introduction Doctorow wrote for "Harpo Speaks"

- Random House, 2006, ISBN: 1 400 06495 3
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Durgnat, Raymond: Durgnat on Film
Selection from Durgnat's earlier works. Marx Brothers chapter 'Four against alienation', based on his booklet for the Östereichisches Filmmuseum, same chapter in "The Crazy Mirror".

- Faber and Faber, London, UK, 1976, ISBN: 0 571 10656 0 / has the Marx Brothers on the cover
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Edelson, Edward: Funny men of the movies
Chapter 7: "The Marx Revolution"; "Traces the development of comedy in film, discussing such comedians as Chaplin, Keaton, the Hardys, Marx Brothers, Fields, Jerry Lewis, and Woody Allen." (NYPL info)

- Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1976, ISBN: 0 385 09688 7
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- Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1976, ISBN: 0 385 09693 3
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- Pocket Books, New York, NY, 1980, ISBN: 0 671 29912 3
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Fowler, Christopher; Buckley, Stuart (Ills.): How to Impersonate Famous People
Has instructions for dressing up as Groucho or Harpo

- Quartet Books, London, UK, 1984, ISBN: 0 7043 3463 1
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- Crown Publishers, Prince Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1985, ISBN: 0 517 55838 6
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Freedland, Michael: So Lets Hear the Applause
The Story of the Jewish Entertainer. Biographies of: The Marx Brothers, Woody Allen, B. Streisand, Walter Matthau, Bob Dylan & others

- Vallentine Mitchell, London, UK, 1984, ISBN: 0 85303 215 7
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French, Philip; Wlaschin, Ken (eds.): The Faber Book of Movie verse
Poems about movie stars and cinema in general. Has "Ode to Groucho" by Martin Bell, "To the Lady Portrayed by Margret Dumont" by John Hollander, "Villanelle for Harpo Marx" by John Wain, "To Harpo Marx" by Jack Kerouac and "Harpo Marx" by Robert Lowell

- Faber and Faber, 1993, ISBN: 0 571 16660 1 / (hardcover)
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- Faber and Faber, London, UK, 1994, ISBN: 0 571 17329 2 / (paperback)
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- Ramboro Books PLC, 1997, ISBN: 7 215 99561 5
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Gale, Matthew (ed.): Dali & Film
Exhibition catalogue. Contains an article about Dali's script for the Marx Brothers and an article by Dali about Hollywood and Harpo in particular

Tate Publishing / London, UK / 2007 / 1 8543 7685 3

- Tate Publishing, London, UK, 2007, ISBN: 1 8543 7685 3 / (paperback)
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- Tate Publishing, London, UK, 2007, ISBN: 1 8543 7684 5 / (hardback)
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Gehring, Wes D.: Film Clowns of the Depression: Twelve Defining Comic Performances
Examines 12 movies made between 1931 and 1939, including Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera (about 15 pages each)

McFarland & Company / / 2007 / 0 7864 2892 9

- McFarland & Company, 2007, ISBN: 0 7864 2892 9
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Giesen, Rolf (Bernhard Matt ed.): Lachbomben: die grossen Filmkomiker
Comedians from silent films to the 1940s

- (deutsch) Heyne, München, Germany, 1991, ISBN: 3 453 04937 3
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Gore, Chris: The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made
Mentions the Billy Wilder project "A Day at the United Nations"

- St. Martin's Press, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN: 0 312 20082 X
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Guttmacher, Peter: Legendary Comedies
This book covers comedy movies from Harold Loyd to Robin Williams. The Marx Brothers have four pages devoted to them.

Metrobooks - Friedman/Fairfax / New York, NY / 1996 / 1 56799 239 0

- Metrobooks - Friedman/Fairfax, New York, NY, 1996, ISBN: 1 56799 239 0
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Herrmann, Dorothy: With Malice Toward All
Lives and loves of some 20th century American wits (Groucho Marx, Benchley, Woollcott, Fields, Parker)

- G.P. Putnam, 1982, ISBN: 0 399 12710 0
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Hytner, Nicholas: Film - 20th Century Icons
Selected by Nicholas Hytner, text by Simon Braund. The Marx Brothers are on the cover. Paperback featuring director Nicholas Hytner's ("The Madness of King George") choice of films of the century. Features "A Night at the Opera" among others movies like "Lawrence of Arabia", "Psycho", "Rashomon", "The Godfather", "The Wizard of Oz"

Absolute Press / Bath, UK / 1999 / 1 899791 87 6

- Absolute Press, Bath, UK, 1999, ISBN: 1 899791 87 6
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Jordan, Thomas H.: The Anatomy of Cinematic Humor, with an Analytic Essay on the Marx Brothers

- Revisionist Press, New York, NY, 1974/1975, ISBN: 0 87700 209 6 / also sometimes listed with (wrong) ISBNs 0 685 04343 6, 0 87700 205 3
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Leeflang, Thomas: De wereld van de comedy
has a chapter on the Marx Brothers

- Windward, Leicester, UK, 1988, ISBN: 0 7112 0493 4
titled: The World of Comedy, translated by: Phil Goddard
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Lloyd, Ann (ed.): Movies of the Thirties
Has a four page article about the Marx Brothers by Charlotte Chandler, of which half a page is an article about Margret Dumont

- Orbis Publishing, London, UK, 1983, ISBN: 0 85613 523 2
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Maltin, Leonard: The Great Movie Comedians: From Charlie Chaplin to Woody Allen
This book features classic comedians like: Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, W.C.Fields, Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis. There is one chapter about the Marx Brothers.

- Crown Publishers, New York, NY, 1978, ISBN: 0 517 53241 7
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Manchel, Frank: The Talking Clowns: From Laurel and Hardy to the Marx Brothers
Brief sketches of the life and careers of the great talking film comedians of the 1930's: Laurel and Hardy, W. C. Fields, Mae West, and the Marx Brothers. (Book summary) (130 pages, 34 page chapter about the Marx Brothers)

- Franklin Watts, New York, NY / London, UK, 1976, ISBN: 0 531 01153 4
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Norman, Barry: The Movie Greats
This one is a collection of chapters about 9 personalities: Chapter 3 is about Groucho. The others are: Marilyn Monroe, Peter Finch, Jack Hawkins, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Donat, Gracie Fields, Leslie Howard, Charlie Chaplin and a final chapter on Hollywood in general.

- Hodder and Stoughton, London, UK, 1981, ISBN: 0 340 25972 8 / also has ISBN 0 563 17972 4 for BBC publication
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- Arrow, London, UK, 1982, ISBN: 0 09 929170 3
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Norman, Barry: The Film Greats

- Hodder and Stoughton / British Broadcasting Corp., Sevenoaks, Kent, UK / London, 1985, ISBN: 0 340 35270 1
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Parish, James Robert; Leonard, William T.; Mank, Gregory W.; Hoyt, Charles: The Funsters
This book presents 62 movie comedians from Charlie Chaplin to Woody Allen. It has a 13-page chapter on the Marx Brothers.

- Arlington House, New Rochelle, NY, 1979, ISBN: 0 87000 418 2
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Robinson, Jeffrey: Teamwork: The Cinema's Greatest Comedy Teams
The chapter "The Marx Brothers" takes 17 of the 128 pages

- Proteus, New York, NY, 1982, ISBN: 0 86276 108 5
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- Proteus, New York, NY, 1982, ISBN: 0 86276 107 7 / (paperback)
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Seeßlen, Georg: Klassiker der Filmkomik
has a chapter about the Marx Brothers

- (deutsch) Roloff und Seeßlen, München, Germany, 1976, ISBN: 3 88144 101 8
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- (deutsch) Roloff und Seeßlen, München, Germany, 1976, ISBN: 3 88144 201 4
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- (deutsch) Rowohlt, Reinbek, Germany, 1982, ISBN: 3 499 17424 3 / Programm Roloff und Seeßlen, "Grundlagen des populären Films 10"
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Sennett, Ted: Laughing in the Dark - Movie Comedy from Groucho to Woody
Part of the chapter "The Comedy Icons of the Thirties" is about the Marx Brothers

- St. Martin's Press, New York, NY, 1992, ISBN: 0 312 06280 X
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Sinyard, Neil: Classic Movie Comedians
Chapter 6: "The Marx Brothers"

- Smithmark Publishers / Brompton Books Corp., New York, NY, 1992, ISBN: 0 8317 1451 4
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Took, Barry: Comedy Greats: A Celebration of Comic Genius Past and Present
Has a chapter about the Marx Brothers. Also featured are Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Barry Humphries, Jacques Tati and others

- Equation, Wellingborough, UK, 1989, ISBN: 1 85336 039 2
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Vogel, Michelle: Children of Hollywood
about the children of Hollywood celebrities, includes chapters about Arthur Marx, Harpo's children and Maxine Marx. Unfortunately almost all of the material is taken from previously published books, so if you have got books like "Son of Groucho" or "Growing up with Chico" etc., you won't find anything new in here.

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- McFarland, 2005, ISBN: 0 7864 2046 4
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Weales, Gerald: Canned Goods as Caviar: American Film Comedy of the 1930s
Chapter 3: "Duck Soup"

- The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL / London, UK, 1985, ISBN: 0 226 87664 0 / paperback
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- The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL / London, UK, 1985, ISBN: 0 226 87663 2 / hardcover
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Winokur, Mark Brian: American Laughter: Immigrants, Ethnicity, and 1930's Hollywood Film Comedy
Abstract: "My dissertation begins with the fact that American film comedy is produced by a disproportionate number of ethnics and immigrants, from creative staff (Chaplin, the Marx Brothers) to businessmen (Mayer, Thalberg, Zukor). I use historical parallels in literature to justify the sence that thematic treatment of assimilation in comedy is a distinctly American development. [..] But the bulk of the work consists of readings of three comedies, and so of three comic subgenres: Modern Times and silent comedy, Duck Soup and antic comedy, The Thin Man and the screwball. "

- St. Martin's Press, New York, 1995, ISBN: 0 312 12342 6
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Woollcott, Alexander: While Rome Burns
Has the articles 'Obituary [for Minnie Marx]' and 'My Friend Harpo'

- Amereon, ISBN: 0 89190 148 5
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Books and articles which mention the Marx Brothers in a larger context

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Beach, Christopher: Class, Language, and American Film Comedy
Amazon description: "... focuses on [...] language, class, and social relationships in early sound comedies by the Marx Brothers, the screwball comedies of the 1930s [...], 1950s comedies [...] and contemporary films [...]. Beach argues that sound and narrative expanded the semiotic and ideological potential of a film, providing moments of genuine social critique and also mass entertainment."

Cambridge University Press / / 2002 / 0 521 00209 5

- Cambridge University Press, 2002, ISBN: 0 521 00209 5 / paperback
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- Cambridge University Press, 2002, ISBN: 0 521 80749 2 / hardback
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Bergman, Andrew: We're in the Money: Depression America and its Films
Chapter 3: "Some Arnarcho-Nihilistic Laff Riots" "The early Marx Bros. films fall within what Bergman refers to as 'anarchic comedy,' full of chaos, in which meaning and meaningless were fused." (andrease)

- Harper & Row / Harper Torchbooks, New York, NY, 1972, ISBN: 0 06 131948 1 / 15th printing 1988
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- Ivan R. Dee, 1992, ISBN: 0 929587 85 5
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Bermel, Albert: Farce: A History from Aristophanes to Woody Allen
Abstract: "In a celebration of the expansiveness and inclusiveness of farce, this book describes the art form rather than defines it. [..] The book reviews a Hollywood-inspired resurgence of farce [..]. The book also discusses the works of such modern masters of farce as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, the Marx Brothers, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Sid Caesar, and Monty Python."

- Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, IL, 1990, ISBN: 0 8093 1645 5
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Cavett, Dick; Porterfield, Christopher: Cavett
Chapter 7

- Bantam Books, New York, NY, 1975, ISBN: 0 553 02044 7
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Culhane, Shamus: Talking Animals and Other People
Culhane was married to Maxine Marx (Chico's daughter). She and the Marx Brothers get mentioned in a few places.

Da Capo Press / New York, NY / 1998 / 0 306 80830 7

- Da Capo Press, New York, NY, 1998, ISBN: 0 306 80830 7
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Doherty, Thomas: Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934

University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton / / 1999 / 0 231 11095 2

- University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton, 1999, ISBN: 0 231 11095 2 / (paperback)
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- University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton, 1999, ISBN: 0 231 11094 4 / (hardback)
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Epstein, Lawrence J.: The Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians in America
"Epstein (A Treasury of Jewish Anecdotes) has done yeoman work to make this enormous subject accessible. His saga includes nearly all the top-level Jewish-American comedians, from the Marx Brothers and Allen Sherman to Joan Rivers and Jerry Seinfeld." (Amazon/Publishers Weekly)

- PublicAffairs, 2001, ISBN: 1 891620 71 1 / hardcover
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- PublicAffairs, 2002, ISBN: 1 58648 162 2 / paperback
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Epstein, Lawrence J.: Mixed Nuts: America's Love Affair with Comedy Teams from Burns and Allen to Belushi and Aykroyd
"Organizing this work chronologically, Epstein (The Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians in America) provides a lively history of entertainment from early vaudeville through radio, film and television. He's especially good at viewing humor through a sociological prism, showing, for example, how the cynicism of the early Marx Brothers needed to be reworked to accommodate a Depression-era mentality. With FDR's New Deal, Epstein explains, Groucho's character was made more likable. In fact, comedy teams were most popular during America's tough times, such as WWII, when Abbott and Costello delivered much-needed relief." (Amazon/Publishers Weekly)

- PublicAffairs, 2004, ISBN: 1 58648 190 8
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Etkes, Asher B.; Stadtmauer, Saul: Jewish Contributions to the American Way of Life

- Northside Publishing, 1996, ISBN: 0 9644430 1 5
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Gilbert, Douglas: American Vaudeville. Its Life and Times
(reference in Arce: Groucho)

- , 1963, ISBN: 0 486 20999 7
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Hoberman, J.; Shandler, Jeffrey: Entertaining America: Jews, Movies, and Broadcasting
Catalogue for the exhibition at The Jewish Museum in New York (Feb - Sep 2003)

Princeton Univ Press / Princeton, NJ / 2003 / 0 691 11302 5

- Princeton Univ Press, Princeton, NJ, 2003, ISBN: 0 691 11302 5
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- Princeton Univ Press, Princeton, NJ, 2003, ISBN: 0 691 11301 7 / hardcover
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Ingrams, Richard (ed.): I Once Met - Fifty Encounters with the famous
One page stories of people meeting the famous from Rachmaninoff to Winnie the Pooh. One story is about Harpo.

- Oldie Publications Ltd., London, UK, 1996, ISBN: 1 901170 02 0
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Jenkins, Henry: What Made Pistachio Nuts? - Early Sound Comedy and the Vaudeville Aesthetic
The Marx Brothers belong to the most referenced in this book

Columbia University Press / New York, NY / 1992 / 0 231 07855 2

- Columbia University Press, New York, NY, 1992, ISBN: 0 231 07855 2
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Joe, Jeongwon; Theresa, Rose (Eds.): Between Opera and Cinema
Mentions "A Night at the Opera"

Garland Publishing / Taylor & Francis, Inc. / / 2001 / 0 8153 3450 8

- Garland Publishing / Taylor & Francis, Inc., 2001, ISBN: 0 8153 3450 8
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Krutnik, Frank: Hollywood Comedians: The Film Reader
Anthology of film theory texts. Contains extracts from Mark Winokur's "American Laughter: Immigrants, Ethnicity and 1930s Hollywood Film Comedy" and Henry Jenkins' "'Fifi Was My Mother's Name': Diplomaniacs, Anarchistic Comedy and the Vaudeville Aesthetic"

- Routledge, 2002, ISBN: 0 415 23552 9 / (paperback)
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- Routledge, 2002, ISBN: 0 415 23551 0 / (hardcover)
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Levant, Oscar: The Memoirs of an Amnesiac
Contains something about Harpo (Adamson)

Samuel French Trade / / 1989 / 0 573 60698 6

- Samuel French Trade, 1989, ISBN: 0 573 60698 6
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MacGillivray, Scott and Jan: Gloria Jean: A Little Bit of Heaven
This book about the child star Gloria Jean has a full chapter devoted to the production of Groucho's "Copacabana," and there also is an account of Gloria's opening night in London in 1947, on the same stage bill with Chico.

iUniverse, Inc. / / 2005 / 0 595 67454 2

- iUniverse, Inc., 2005, ISBN: 0 595 37080 2 / paperback
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- iUniverse, Inc., 2005, ISBN: 0 595 67454 2 / hardcover
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Mongin, Olivier: Eclats de Rire: Variations Sur Le Corps Comique
Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Jacques Tati, Les Marx Brothers, Laurel Et Hardy, Jerry Lewis

Éditions du Seuil / France / 2002 / 2 02 051700 0

- (français) Éditions du Seuil, France, 2002, ISBN: 2 02 051700 0
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New Yorker Magazine (Introduction by David Remnick): The Complete New Yorker: Eighty Years of the Nation's Greatest Magazine
The Marxes were often featured in this magazine

- Random House, 2005, ISBN: 1 400 06474 0 / Hardcover book & 8 DVD-ROMs
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Reaves, Wendy Wick: Celebrity Caricature In America
Publisher's description: "Mae West, George Gershwin, the Marx Brothers, Babe Ruth - these were just a few of the celebrities caricatured in popular American periodicals during the first half of the 20th century. This book presents hundreds of these rediscovered drawings and introduces a type of portraiture based on modern design and a preoccupation with personality-based fame."

Yale University Press / / 1998 / 0 300 07463 8

- Yale University Press, 1998, ISBN: 0 300 07463 8
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Rickman, Gregg: The Film Comedy Reader
Publisher's description: "From the early artistry of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, the madcap antics of the Three Stooges and the Marx Brothers to the satire of the 'Graduate' and the outrageous humour of the Farelly Brothers, the world of film comedy is explored by more than 30 screen critics."

Limelight Editions / / 2000 / 0 87910 295 0

- Limelight Editions, 2000, ISBN: 0 87910 295 0
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Sarris, Andrew: The American Cinema: Directors and Directions, 1929-1968
Biographies of people in the Movie Business. Has a short biography for the Marx Brothers

Da Capo Press / New York, NY / 1996 / 0 306 80728 9

- U of Chicago Press, ISBN: 0 226 73500 1
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- Da Capo Press, New York, NY, 1996, ISBN: 0 306 80728 9
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Sarris, Andrew: "You ain't heard nothin' yet": the American talking film, history and memory, 1927-1949
The Marx Brothers appear in chapter four: "Actors and Actresses"

Oxford University Press / Oxford, UK / 1998 / 0 19 503883 5

- Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 1998, ISBN: 0 19 503883 5
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Staveacre, Tony: Slapstick: The illustrated story of knockabout comedy
The Marx Brothers are mentioned several times throughout the book

- Angus & Robertson, North Ryde, Australia, 1987, ISBN: 0 207 15493 7
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Stein, Charles W.: American Vaudeville as seen by its Contemporaries
This is a collection of articles about Vaudeville. The book contains excerpts from "Groucho and Me" and "Harpo Speaks!". None of the other articles mention the Marx Brothers

- , 1985, ISBN: 0 306 80256 2
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Tierny, Tom: Thirty from the 30's - Paperdolls for grownups - Costumes of the great stars
This book has paperdolls of 1930's actors.one sheet has the Marx Brothers in "A Day at the Races"

- Prentice Hall, 1974, ISBN: 0 13 918755 3
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Tigges, Wim: An anatomy of literary Nonsense
He has the Marx Brothers as an example of nonsense in the tradition of Lewis Carroll

- Rodopi, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1988, ISBN: 90 5183 019 X
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Trav S. D.: No Applause - Just Throw Money
"Writer and modern-day vaudevillian Trav S.D. chronicles vaudeville's far-reaching impact in No Applause--Just Throw Money. He explores the many ways in which vaudeville's story is the story of show business in America and documents the rich history and cultural legacy of our country's only purely indigenous theatrical form, including its influence on everything from USO shows to Ed Sullivan to The Muppet Show and The Gong Show." (from the publisher's website)

Faber and Faber, Inc. / USA / 2005 / 0 571 21192 5

- Faber and Faber, Inc., USA, 2005, ISBN: 0 571 21192 5
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Vieira, Mark A.: Sin in Soft Focus: Pre-Code Hollywood
About censorship and the Hayes office. It mentions a scene being cut from Horsefeathers, where Harpo is romancing Thelma Todd.

- Harry N Abrams, 1999, ISBN: 0 8109 4475 8
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- Harry N Abrams, 2003, ISBN: 0 8109 8228 5
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Wagg, Stephen: Because I Tell a Joke or Two: Comedy, Politics and Social Difference
Amazon book description: "... explores the complex relationship between comedy and social difference. In provocative essays, the contributors consider issues of class, ethnicity, age, gender, and sexuality and reveal the ways comedy has been used to sustain, to challenge and to change power relationships in society. Spanning a wide range of genres, texts, and performers, from the Marx Brothers to Lea DeLaria, and from Ozzie and Harriet to Friends, ..."

- Routledge, 1998, ISBN: 0 415 12921 4
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- Routledge, 1998, ISBN: 0 415 12920 6 / Library Binding
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Young, William H.; Young, Nancy K.: The 1930s
American Popular Culture through History series

Greenwood Press / / 2002 / 0 313 31602 3

- Greenwood Press, 2002, ISBN: 0 313 31602 3 / has the Brothers on the cover
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Books and articles by and about colleagues and contemporaries of the Marx Brothers

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Benchley, Robert: Inside Benchley

- , ISBN: 0 88411 302 7
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Benchley, Robert: The Benchley Roundup

The University of Chicago Press / Chicago, IL / 1983 / 0 226 04218 9

- The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 1983, ISBN: 0 226 04218 9
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Brecher, Irving (with Hank Rosenfeld): The Wicked Wit of the West
The Last Great Golden Age Screenwriter Shares the Hilarity and Heartaches of Working With Groucho, Garland, Gleason, Burns, Berle, Benny, and many more

Ben Yehuda Press / Teaneck, NJ / 2008 / 0 978998 08 1

- Ben Yehuda Press, Teaneck, NJ, 2008, ISBN: 1 934730 23 8 / (paperback)
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- Ben Yehuda Press, Teaneck, NJ, 2008, ISBN: 0 978998 08 1 / (hardback)
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Carlisle Hart, Kitty: Kitty, an autobiography
Biography by the actress from "A Night At The Opera" who later married the writer Moss Hart

- Doubleday, New York, NY, 1988, ISBN: 0 385 24425 8
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- Thorndike Press, Thorndike, ME, 1989, ISBN: 0 89621 851 1 / Large Print
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- St. Martin's Press, New York, NY, 1989, ISBN: 0 312 03373 7
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Cassara, Bill: Edgar Kennedy - Master of the slow burn
Edgar Kennedy appeared as the lemonade vendor in "Duck Soup"

Bearmanor Media / / 2005 / 1 59393 018 6

- Bearmanor Media, 2005, ISBN: 1 59393 018 6
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Drennan, Robert E. (Ed): The Algonquin Wits

- Frewin, London, UK, 1973, ISBN: 0 85632 063 3 / titled: Wit's end: the best of the brilliant humour of the celebrated Round Table (The vicious circle of wit) at the Algonquin Hotel, New York
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- Citadel Pr, 1995, ISBN: 0 8065 0947 3 / Heywood H. Broun (foreword), paperback
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- Replica Books, 2000, ISBN: 0 7351 0116 7 / Heywood H. Broun (foreword), hardcover
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Gale, Steven H.: S.J. Perelman (an annotated bibliography)

- Garland Publishing, New York, NY, 1985, ISBN: 0 8240 8845 X
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Gale, Steven H.: S.J. Perelman (a critical study)
The chapter on Perelman's film scripts is mainly on his work with the Marx Brothers

Greenwood Press / New York, NY / Westport, CT / London, UK / 1987 / 0 313 25003 0

- Greenwood Press, New York, NY / Westport, CT / London, UK, 1987, ISBN: 0 313 25003 0
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Garcia, Roger (ed.): Frank Tashlin
Publisher's description: "A tribute to a multi-talented American illustrator, film director and screenwriter, whose comic scripts were used by Hal Roach, the Marx Brothers and Bob Hope, amongst other stars. Tashlin's work is saluted in this volume by Martin Scorsese, Wim Wenders, Joe Dante and many others."

- British Film Institute, 1994, ISBN: 0 8517 0462 X
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Herrmann, Dorothy: S.J. Perelman (a life)

- Simon and Schuster, New York, NY / London, UK, 1988, ISBN: 0 671 65460 8
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Kaufman, George S.; Donald Oliver (ed.): By George (A Kaufman collection)
This book has a script of the stage version of "The Cocoanuts"

- St. Martin's Press, New York, NY, 1979, ISBN: 0 312 11101 0
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Meade, Marion: Dorothy Parker, What Fresh Hell Is This?
Several pages mention the Marx Brothers and their association with Parker.

Penguin Books / New York, NY / 1989 / 0 14 011616 8

- Penguin Books, New York, NY, 1989, ISBN: 0 14 011616 8 / paperback
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Meredith, Scott: George S. Kaufman and his Friends

- , ISBN: 0 04 920052 6 / titled: 'George S. Kaufman and the Algonquin Round Table'
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O'Brien, Scott: Kay Francis: I Can't Wait to Be Forgotten
Kay Francis played 'Penelope' in The Cocoanuts

Bearmanor Media / / 2006 / 1 59393 036 4

- Bearmanor Media, 2006, ISBN: 1 59393 036 4
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Perelman, S.J.: The Most of S.J. Perelman
Includes "I'll always call you a schnorrer, my African explorer" which had appeared as an article in 'Holiday' titled "A Weekend with Groucho Marx"

- Eyre Methuen, London, UK, 1978, ISBN: 0 413 45490 8
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- Mandarin, 1991, ISBN: 0 7493 1039 1
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Perelman, S.J.: The Last Laugh
Includes a chapter "The Marx Brothers" which had been an article in 'Show' called "The Winsome Foursome"

Simon and Schuster / New York, NY / 1981 / 0 671 42515 3

- Simon and Schuster, New York, NY, 1981, ISBN: 0 671 42515 3
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Perelman, S.J.; Crowther, Prudence (ed.): Don't Tread on Me (The selected letters of S.J. Perelman)
Has two letters addressed to Groucho. The Marx Brothers are mentioned in letters to other people

- Viking, New York, NY, 1987, ISBN: 0 670 81759 7
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Perelman, S.J.; Teicholz, Tom (ed.): Conversations With S.J. Perelman (Literary Conversations Series)
contains the chapter where Perelman, Groucho, and Kenneth Tynan talk about funny men

- University Press of Mississippi, 1995, ISBN: 0 87805 790 0 / (paperback)
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- University Press of Mississippi, 1995, ISBN: 0 87805 789 7 / (hardcover)
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Ryskind, Morrie; Roberts, John H. M.: I Shot an Elephant in My Pajamas: The Morrie Ryskind Story

- Huntington House Publishers/Vital Issues Press, 1994, ISBN: 1 56384 000 6
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Teichman, Howard: Smart Aleck: The Wit, World, and Life of Alexander Woollcott

- William Morrow and Company, New York, NY, 1976, ISBN: 0 688 03034 3
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Thomas, Bob: Thalberg

- Garland Publishing, ISBN: 0 8240 5779 1
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Young, Jordan R.: The Laugh Crafters: Comedy Writing in Radio and TV's Golden Age
Interviews with writers for radio comedy. Includes Charlie Isaacs and Irving Brecher who did write for Groucho.

Past Times Pub Co / / 1999 / 0 940410 37 0

- Past Times Pub Co, 1999, ISBN: 0 940410 37 0
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Bennett, Saul: Harpo Marx at Prayer
This is a book of poems. It has one poem with this title, which has a vague reference to Harpo.

- Archer Books, 2000, ISBN: 0 9662299 6 7
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Breuer, Michael: Ökonomische Grundlagen der Sozialversicherungsorganisation
Die Konsequenzen des Groucho-Marx-Effektes

- Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden Baden, Germany, 1999, ISBN: 3 7890 5858 0
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Burkhart, Jeff; Stuart, Bruce: Hollywood's First Choices (Or Why Groucho Marx Never Played Rhett Butler) : How the Greatest Casting Decisions Were Made

- Darien House / Crown Publishers, 1994, ISBN: 0 517 88086 5
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Cohen, Jeffrey: Some Like It Hot-Buttered
From the author: "A man buys a movie theatre to show only comedies (he calls it Comedy Tonight), and in the first novel in the series (Some Like It Hot-Buttered), he professes his love for the Marx Brothers many times, quotes Groucho, and during a few chapters, shows Horse Feathers."

Berkley (Prime Crime) / / 2007 / 0 425 21799 X

- Berkley (Prime Crime), 2007, ISBN: 0 425 21799 X
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Corwin, Norman: Script for 'The Curse of 589'
Corwin has written some radio plays which starred Groucho.

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Englund, Peter: Die Marx-Brothers in Petrograd
Don't be fooled by the title, this has nothing to do with the Marx Brothers we are talking about.

- , Germany, ISBN: 3 86163 060 5
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Fields, Ronald J. (ed.): W.C. Fields By Himself
(reference in Arce: Groucho)

- Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1973, ISBN: 0 13 944462 9
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Goulart, Ron: Groucho
short story (cat, science fiction)

- in: "Magicats!", ACE, 1984, ISBN: 0 441 51530 4
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- in: "Magicats!", ACE, 1987, ISBN: 0 441 51531 2
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Hoche, Karl: Die Marx-Brothers : eine Geschichte des Sozialismus - 150 Jahre, die den Kapitialismus und das Zwerchfell erschütterten
Although this 'History of Socialism' has the Marx Brothers in the title, it never mentions them

- (deutsch) Droemer Knaur, München, Germany, 1983, ISBN: 3 426 19080 X
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James, Sibyl: In China with Harpo and Karl

- Calyx Books, ISBN: 0 934971 15 3 / (paperback)
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- Calyx Books, ISBN: 0 934971 16 1 / (hardcover)
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Lamparski, Richard: Hollywood Diary
Publisher's info: "Twelve Untold Tales of Gary Cooper, Patsy Kelly, Pola Negri, Robert Taylor, Zeppo Marx, Quentin Crisp, The Grapes of Wrath, 'Our Gang', Rock Hudson, Soupy Sales, and more." Has a very short anecdote of Lamparski meeting Zeppo.

BearManor Media / Boalsburg, PA / 2006 / 1 59393 052 6

- BearManor Media, Boalsburg, PA, 2006, ISBN: 1 59393 052 6
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Mayer, Richard: Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered
Catalogue for the exhibition at the Jewish Museum, NY (16 March - 3 Aug 2008). This series includes a portrait of the Marx Brothers.

Jewish Museum / New York / 2008 / 0 300 14115 7

- Jewish Museum, New York, 2008, ISBN: 0 300 14115 7
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Rudahl, Sharon: A Dangerous Woman
"The Graphic Biography of Emma Goldman"
In this comic book illustrating the life of anarchist and radical icon Emma Goldman, the panel signifying her first acquaintance with Marxism features three of the Marx Brothers quoting from "The Communist Manifesto"

The New Press / New York,NY / 2007 / 1 59558 064 6

- The New Press, New York,NY, 2007, ISBN: 1 59558 064 6
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Tibbetts, Peggy: The Road to Weird: Carly's Ghost / Harpo Marx is Seeing Things
The "Harpo ..." story has a main character called Harpo Marx, but has otherwise no relation to the Marx Brothers

Zumaya Publications / / 2003 / 1 8699 4259 0

- Zumaya Publications, 2003, ISBN: 1 8699 4259 0
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Yacowar, Maurice: I found it at the Movies
has a 2 pages about the Marx Brothers

- Revisionist Press, New York, NY, 1977, ISBN: 0 87700 256 8
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Marx Brothers Movies

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The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection ( Box Set, Paramount )
includes "The Cocoanuts", "Animal Crackers" (+theatrical trailer), "Horse Feathers" (+theatrical trailer), "Monkey Business" and "Duck Soup" (+theatrical trailer)
All have English Dolby Digital 2.0 audio and all except Cocoanuts also have Spanish audio. All are subtitled in English, French and Spanish
An extra disc of bonus material has:
- Today Show Interview with Harpo Marx (1961)
- Today Show Interview with Groucho Marx (1963)
- Today Show Interview with William Marx, Harpo's son (1985)
Some columnist and some people on amazon have stated that these movies have been "censored". This is not true, they are the same as the versions previously available on video and DVD.

- DVD, Region 1: Universal, 2004
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The Marx Brothers Collection 1 (4 DVD) ( Box Set, Paramount )
Contains 'Animal Crackers', 'Monkey Business', 'Horse Feathers' and 'Duck Soup'

- DVD, Region 2: Universal, 8212006, UK, 2003
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Marx Brothers Collection 2 (4 DVD) ( Box Set, Paramount )
includes: 'A Girl In Every Port', 'The Cocoanuts', 'Room Service', 'Love Happy'

- DVD, Region 2: Universal Pictures Video, 8237453, UK, 2006
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Marx Brothers Collection 3 (8 DVD) ( Box Set, Paramount )
a combination of box sets 1 and 2 this contains: 'The Cocoanuts', 'Animal Crackers', 'Monkey Business', 'Horse Feathers', 'Duck Soup', 'Room Service', 'Love Happy', 'A Girl In Every Port'

- DVD, Region 2: Universal Pictures Video, 8245155, UK, 2006
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The Marx Brothers Collection (3 DVD) ( Box Set, Paramount )
Contains 'Animal Crackers', 'Horse Feathers' and 'Duck Soup'

- DVD, Region 2: Universal

- DVD, Region 2: Universal, France, 2004
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TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Marx Brothers ( Box Set, Warner Movies)
This set includes "A Day at the Races", "Room Service", "A Night in Casablaca" and "At the Circus"

- NEW DVD, Region 1: Warner Home Video, 2010
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The Marx Brothers Collection ( Box Set, Warner Movies )
Contains 'A Night at the Opera', 'A Day at the Races', 'Room Service' (US only), 'At the Circus', 'Go West', 'The Big Store', 'A Night in Casablanca'; see above for details

- DVD, Region 1: Warner Home Video, www.marxbrothersdvd.com, 2004 / 5 DVDs: 'A Night at the Opera', 'A Day at the Races', 'Room Service'/'At the Circus' (doublesided), 'Go West'/'The Big Store'

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