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Books by the Marx Brothers


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"

Da Capo Press /  / 1994 / 0 306 80607 X 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

- Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2007, ISBN: 1 416 53603 5
   Available from amazon: USA UK DE FR CA

- Simon & Schuster, UK, 2007, ISBN: 1 847 39103 6
   Available from amazon: UK DE FR

Books and articles by members of the Marx family about the Marx Brothers or the Marx family


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 Effepi Libri /  / 2007 /

- (italiano) Effepi Libri, 2007
   titled: La mia vita con Groucho, translated by: Lucia Mezzetti

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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Books about the Marx Brothers, their films etc.


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

- Simon & Schuster, 2007, ISBN: 1 416 54422 4 / revised edition
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- Simon & Schuster, UK, 2007, ISBN: 1 847 39104 4
   Available from amazon: UK DE FR

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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Folio Society (ed.): The Best of the Marx Brothers
This is a collection of previouly published material. It contains excerpts from:
Harpo Speaks - About New York
Groucho Harpo Chico and Sometimes Zeppo
The Essential Groucho
The Groucho Phile
Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
A Day at the Races
A Night at the Opera
Groucho and Me
The Groucho Letters
Harpo Speaks!

<a href='http://www.foliosoc.co.uk/books/details.php?OfferCode=BBMBB2' target='_blank'>Folio Society</a> / London, UK / 2007 /

- Folio Society, London, UK, 2007

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)
Texts in English, German and French

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Louvish, Simon: Coffee with Groucho
Foreword by Frank Ferrante

Duncan Baird /  / 2007 / 1 84483 515 4

- 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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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)
Articles include:

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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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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Books and articles which have the Marx Brothers not as their main topic, but have a significant part about them


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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Books and articles of unknown or little relation to the Marx Brothers


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
   Available from amazon: USA UK DE FR CA

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
   Available from amazon: USA UK DE FR CA

Movies with Groucho, Harpo or Chico

Double Dynamite
Starring: Groucho Marx, Frank Sinatra, Jane Russell, et al.
- DVD, Region 1: Warner Home Video, 2008 / Click on flag to order from amazon: USA


Records with performances of the Marx Brothers

"The Mikado" starring Groucho Marx (1960)
Soundtrack to Groucho's performance on NBC-TV's "Bell Telephone Hour" of Apr 29, 1960. Groucho stars as Ko-Ko the Lord High Executioner. The original release included a 12-page libretto. The re-release LP was part of Columbia's Collector Series, but was mono and did not include the libretto.
Other performers include Robert Rounseville (Nanki-Poo), Babara Meister (Yum-Yum), Stanley Holloway (Pooh-Bah), Helen Traubel (Katisha) and Dennis King (The Mikado)

- DRG, 2007 / stereo / Click on flag to order from amazon: USA UK DE FR CA

Guest Starring Groucho Marx (2008)
excerpts from radio programmes
- Radio Library, 2008 / Click on flag to order from amazon: USA
- Radio Library, 2008 / MP3 Download / Click on flag to order from amazon: USA

Jansens Kino: Die Marx Brothers im Krieg (Duck Soup) /Die 42. Straße (42nd Street) (2008)
Radio-essays by German critic Peter W. Jansen
- Bertz + Fischer, Oct 2008, ISBN: 3 8650 5109 X / Click on flag to order from amazon: DE

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