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- 100 years of the Marx Brothers, sort ofBill Marx, Harpo's son, and music publisher Howie Richmond have formed the non-profit CGH Society. The society has designated May the 15th, 2014 as the day "to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Marx Brothers' debut on stage as a comedy team with their 'o' nicknames and celebrate their worldwide contribution to the field of entertainment". To visit their website, click here.
- "An Evening with Groucho" - tour dates
Frank Ferrante is touring with his show "An Evening with Groucho".
Click here for his current tour dates. - Latest blog headlinesCheck out the headlines from the Marx Brothers blogs Minniesboys and Marxcouncil. (see below)
- Marx Brothers on TV & RadioTimes given are local time. 24 hour format is used.
| 04 Feb 2012 | 21:00 | WWME, Chicago | Duck Soup | (CST) |
| 11 Feb 2012 | 05:00 | Hallmark | I Love Lucy | Lucy meets Harpo Marx |
Recent publications Books / Audio / Video
Books by the Marx Brothers
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)
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)
Marx, Groucho: Love, Groucho (Letters from Groucho Marx to his daughter Miriam)
edited by Miriam Marx Allen
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)
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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)
Books and articles by members of the Marx family about the Marx Brothers or the Marx family
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
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Books about the Marx Brothers, their films etc.
Blount Jr., Roy: Hail, Hail, Euphoria!
"Presenting the Marx Brothers in Duck Soup, the Greatest War Movie Ever Made"
This book provides a lot of background information about the movie, the people involved and the time when it was made. My main criticism would be that this background information sometimes goes too far — I don't want any speculations why there are more movies with mice than with ducks. As the book goes along Blount stays more on topic and overall it is a good read. He has done his homework, although the book contains a few factual errors. It would have been nice to have bibliography and index.
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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)
Koestenbaum, Wayne : The Anatomy of Harpo Marx
Described on the publisher's website as "a luxuriant, detailed play-by-play account of Harpo Marx's physical movements as captured on screen"
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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)
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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)
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Yapp, Nick (ed.): Groucho Marx: In his own words
"[The] book combines quotes from Groucho Marx with photographs [...] (both on and off screen)." (amazon.co.uk)
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Books in which the Marx Brothers appear as characters
Castell, Dan: The Marx Brothers Meet Robin Hood
part of a series of booklets published for Kindle
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Castell, Dan: The Marx Brothers Meet the Doctors of Death
part of a series of booklets published for Kindle
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Castell, Dan: The Marx Brothers Meet W.C. Fields
part of a series of booklets published for Kindle
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Goulart, Ron: Elementary, my dear Groucho
Goulart, Ron: Groucho Marx and the Broadway Murders
Goulart, Ron: Groucho Marx, Secret Agent
Goulart, Ron: Groucho Marx, King of the Jungle
A Mystery Featuring Groucho Marx
Levigne, Michelle L.: Never Moon A Werewolf
Sequel to "Liar, Liar, Hearts On Fire ..."
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Pearce, Jeff: Reich TV
In this "Alternate History Thriller" the Marx Brothers are based in London and do a propaganda show for the BBC. George Orwell and Dylan Thomas also make an appearance
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Books and articles which have the Marx Brothers not as their main topic, but have a significant part about them
Thomas, Nick: Raised by the Stars
Collection of interviews with the children of Hollywood legends. The author writes: "Chapter 5 is my interview with two of Harpo's children."
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Books and articles which mention the Marx Brothers in a larger context
Misch, David: Funny: The Book
From the publisher's website: "[A] look at the art of comedy, from its historical roots to the latest scientific findings, with diversions into the worlds of movies (Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers), television (The Office), prose (Woody Allen, Robert Benchley), theater (The Front Page), jokes and stand-up comedy (Richard Pryor, Steve Martin), as well as personal reminiscences from the author's experiences on such TV programs as Mork and Mindy."
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Sinatra, Barbara: Lady Blue Eyes: My Life with Frank
Biography of Zeppo's second wife who went on to marry Frank Sinatra
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Marx Brothers Movies
The Cocoanuts (1929)
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Animal Crackers (1930)
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Monkey Business (1931)
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Horse Feathers (1932)
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Duck Soup (1933)
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- DVD, Region 1: Universal Home Video, 2012 / DVD + Digital Copy / Click on flag to order from amazon:
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A Night at the Opera (1935)
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A Day at the Races (1937)
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Movies with Groucho, Harpo or Chico
Skidoo (1968)
this weird movie has Groucho in a guest appearance
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Marx Brothers Blogs
Latest posts on marxcouncil.blogspot.com
Latest posts on minniesboys.blogspot.com
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Marxes in the Macy's Parade (06 January 2012, 04:39:39) |
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RIP, Son of Groucho (11 June 2011, 11:38:00) |
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Marx and Lennon (10 June 2011, 02:15:17) |
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Zeppo's Ex Writes a Book (06 June 2011, 03:29:44) |
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Birthday Reminder (13 September 2010, 16:34:47) |
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A Night at the Opera on the Road (28 July 2010, 12:29:22) |
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Former Marx Secretary Surfaces (03 June 2010, 11:54:20) |
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Groucho Marx, Cigar Aficionado (01 April 2010, 11:25:57) |
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A Cat Named Groucho (08 March 2010, 00:40:01) |
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The Brothers and the Cubs (12 March 2010, 17:25:12) |
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Groucho and Marilyn Monroe (20 February 2010, 13:06:09) |
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Faux Groucho (18 February 2010, 13:38:39) |
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Chico Becomes a Bandleader - 1942 (07 January 2010, 18:22:05) |
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Chico Multigraph (28 December 2009, 17:29:42) |
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The Legend of Zeppo's Name (18 December 2009, 11:46:45) |
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Magnolia (13 December 2009, 02:00:27) |
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Was Harpo a Mormon? (08 December 2009, 12:14:27) |
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Pondering Perelman (10 November 2009, 23:52:23) |
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A Marx Brothers Feud? (09 November 2009, 01:31:34) |
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Harpo Rides an Ostrich (27 October 2009, 09:38:28) |
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Groucho Sings on Cavett (15 October 2009, 11:58:04) |
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Groucho's Name Invoked Against Antisemitic Wackos (13 October 2009, 15:33:35) |
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Marilyn Monroe and Groucho (28 September 2009, 16:30:07) |
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Meeting a Munchkin (20 September 2009, 01:55:55) |
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Dali Drawing on Display (19 September 2009, 11:05:26) |
