Allen, Fred; McCarthy, Joe (ed.): Fred Allen's Letters
Letters to Groucho Marx, Abe Burrows, Pat Weaver, John Steinbeck, Herman Wouk, and H. Allen Smith.
Alonso, Harriet Hyman: Yip Harburg: Legendary Lyricist and Human Rights Activist
Ashley, Sally: FPA: The Life and Times of Franklin P. Adams
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Beaufort Books, New York, NY, 1986
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Benchley, Nathaniel: Robert Benchley (a biography)
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McGraw Hill, New York, NY, 1955
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Benchley, Robert: From Bed to Worse
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Harper & Brothers, New York, NY, 1934
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Benchley, Robert: Inside Benchley
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Harper & Brothers, New York, NY, 1942
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Benchley, Robert: The Benchley Roundup
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Harper & Brothers, New York, NY, 1954
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Bernstein, Burton: Thurber (a biography)
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Dodd Mead & Co., New York, NY, 1975
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Blackburn, Dick: In Cadaques the Name of the Game is Dali
"... account of the Dali story" (Adamson)
Bogdanovich, Peter: Leo McCarey Interviews, Nov 25, 1968 - May 6, 1969
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Furnished by the American Film Institute
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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
Brownlow, Kevin: The Parade's Gone By ...
"... impressions of Thalberg" (Adamson)
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Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1968
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Burns, George: Living It Up. Or, They Still Love Me in Altoona
(reference in Arce: Groucho)
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G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY, 1976
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Calman, Mel: Perelman in Cloudsville
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Sight and Sound, Vol. 47, No. 4, 1978, Autumn, ISSN: 0037-4806
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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
Cassandra: The Agony of Making People Laugh
"A meeting with S.J. Perelman" ('Other references' in Eyles, 1969)
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The Daily Mirror, London, UK, 10 Jun 1964
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Cassara, Bill: Edgar Kennedy - Master of the slow burn
Edgar Kennedy appeared as the lemonade vendor in "Duck Soup"
Curley, Mallory: Zeppo's Marion Benda and Valentino's Marion Benda: A Legacy of Confusion
Promotional description: "When Zeppo Marx's first wife Marion Bimberg and Rudolph Valentino's last lover Marion Wilson both chose the stage name Marion Benda in the early 1920s, it generated confusion that has continued to this day. Both were performers on the Broadway stage concurrently, Zeppo's girl as an actress and Valentino's as a Ziegfeld Follies dancer [...] In addition to exploring all four marriages of the two Marion Bendas, this dual biography touches on Zeppo's strange role with the Marx Brothers and the intriguing Lady in Black phenomenon.
Curtis, James: Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life
Mostly, the brothers are mentioned in passing. One section talks about working on At the Circus. There is mention of Chico attending Keaton's opening at the Medrano, and it mentions is Keaton attending Chico's funeral.
Daney, Serge; Noames, Jean-Louis: Leo et les aléas
Interview with Leo McCarey ('Other references' in Eyles, 1969)
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Cahiers du Cinéma in English, No. 7
titled: Taking Chances
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(français)
Cahiers du Cinéma 163, Feb 1965
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Drennan, Robert E. (Ed): The Algonquin Wits
Enss, Chris; Kazanjian, Howard : Straight Lady: The Life and Times of Margaret Dumont
"The Fifth Marx Brother"
Reviews of this book note that the book doesn't really have a lot about Margret Dumont. It also seems to be riddled with errors.
Florey, Robert: Hollywood d'Hier et d'Aujourd'hui
Writes about his time when making of 'The Cocoanuts' and has two pictures from that movie.
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(français)
Editions Prisma, Paris, France, 1948
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Gaines, James R.: Wit's End (Days and Nights of the Algonquin Round Table)
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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, NY, 1977
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Gale, Steven H.: S.J. Perelman (an annotated bibliography)
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
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."
Goldstein, Malcolm: George S. Kaufman (His life, his Theater)
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Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 1979
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Golenpaul, Dan: Papers, 1934-1981 (bulk 1934-1977)
Radio and television producer. Born 1901, died 1974. Correspondence, writings, scripts, contracts, clippings, and guest lists relating particularly to the Information Please program produced by Golenpaul for radio and television and to his subsequent publication, Information Please Almanac. Correspondents include ... the Marx Brothers (LOC info)
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C., Control No.: mm 81059808
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Haining, P.: The Legend of Charlie Chaplin
A collection of articles & essays by people who knew & worked with Chaplin (among them Groucho)
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Castle, Secaucus, NJ, 1982
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Herrmann, Dorothy: S.J. Perelman (a life)
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G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY, 1986
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Hoyt, Edwin P.: Alexander Woollcott: The Man Who Came to Dinner
Kaufman, George S.; Donald Oliver (ed.): By George (A Kaufman collection)
This book has a script of the stage version of "The Cocoanuts"
Keaton, Buster; Samuels, Charles: My Wonderful World of Slapstick
Has something about the making of 'At the Circus' (Adamson)
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Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1960
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Laight, Jane Margaret and Pitts, Reginald H.: Margaret Dumont: Her Life and Career: Playing it Straight
Lardner, Ring; Geismar, Maxwell (ed.): The Ring Lardner Reader
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Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY, 1963
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Levant, Oscar: The Unimportance of Being Oscar
Contains Hollywood anecdotes, witticism, ad libs, reminiscences, and commentaries. Comments by Levant on Groucho and Harpo Marx, Leonard Bernstein, Jack Paar, Truman Capote, George and Ira Gershwin, Noel Coward, Billy Rose, Benny Goodman, Humphrey Bogart.
Lister, Eric: Don't Mention the Marx Brothers: Reminescences of S.J. Perelman
The Marxes are mentioned three of four times. "... stringing together a dozen anecdotes does not create a book" (TFG)
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The Book Guild, Sussex, UK, 1985, ISBN: 0 86322 155 1
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Merrimack, Topsfield, MA, 1985
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Luminello, Stephen: Esther Muir (with filmography)
Abstract: "A biography of motion picture and stage actress Esther Muir. Muir is best remembered today for her role opposite the Marx Brothers in A Day At The Races. [..]"
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Films in Review, Vol. 45, 1994-May/June, ISSN: 0015-1688
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Marx, Samuel: Mayer and Thalberg: The Make-Believe Saints
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Random House, New York, NY, 1975
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Meade, Marion: Dorothy Parker, What Fresh Hell Is This?
Several pages mention the Marx Brothers and their association with Parker.
Meredith, Scott: George S. Kaufman and his Friends
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Doubleday & Co., New York, NY, 1974
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Meryman, Richard: Mank: The Wit, World and Life and Herman Mankiewicz
Best known as the primary author of CITIZEN KANE, Mankiewicz, though he failed in his one desire to become a renowned writer, did give us some classic film scripts: DINNER AT EIGHT; GIRL CRAZY and PRIDE OF THE YANKEES. (Not to mention producing two of the Marx Brothers films.) He was also a member of the famous Algonquin Round Table in New York with such greats as Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, James Thurber, George S Kaufman
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William Morrow and Co, 1978
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O'Brien, Scott: Kay Francis: I Can't Wait to Be Forgotten
Kay Francis played 'Penelope' in The Cocoanuts
O'Toole, Monsignor Joseph M.: My God, What A Life
Includes stories of his relationships with such reknown entertainers as Harpo Marx and Betty Grable.
Oppenheimer, George: The View from The Sixties: Memories of a Spent Life
Chapter 4: "The Sound Stage"; "Oppenheimer's account of working on the script of 'A Day at the Races'" ('Other references' in Eyles, 1969)
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David McKay, New York, NY, 1965, 1966
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Perelman, S.J.: Dawn Ginsbergh's Revenge
the first book to have a dust jacket blurb from Groucho
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Horace Liveright, New York, NY, 1929
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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"
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Simon and Schuster, New York, NY, 1958
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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"
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
Perelman, S.J.; Marshall, Richard C. (ed.): That Old Gang of Mine (The early and essential S.J. Perelman)
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William Morrow and Company, New York, NY, 1984
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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
Roth, Lillian; Conolly, Mike; Frank, Gerold: I'll Cry Tomorrow
"'It was one step removed from a circus' and other comments about working with the Marx Brothers on 'Animal Crackers'." ('Other references' in Eyles, 1969)
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Arthur Barker, London, UK, 1954
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Frederick Fell, New York, NY, 1954
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Ryskind, Morrie; Roberts, John H. M.: I Shot an Elephant in My Pajamas: The Morrie Ryskind Story
Stern, Sydney Ladensohn: The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics
Herman J. Mankiewicz was the producer of Monkey Business, Horse Feathers and Duck Soup,
Strom, Robert: Virginia O'Brien: MGM's Deadpan Diva
Cover text: "Virginia O'Brien was one of the more unique talents under contract to Metro Goldwyn Mayer. The California native was discovered by MGM's mogul, Louis B. Mayer when he attended a performance of the musical revue Meet the People. It was here that Virginia stopped the show with the deadpan delivery of her solo number. Her appearances in more than a dozen of MGM's musicals were always a highlight. While one can't 'stop' a film, Virginia's singular performances are etched in the memory of the fans of MGM's lavish musicals. This is the story of the comedic actress-singer who was fondly known as 'Miss Frozen Face.'"
Taves, Brain: Robert Florey, the French Expressionist
Florey directed 'The Cocoanuts'
Teichman, Howard: George S. Kaufman (An intimate portrait)
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Atheneum, New York, NY, 1972, Library of Congress: 72-75262
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Teichman, Howard: Smart Aleck: The Wit, World, and Life of Alexander Woollcott
Thomas, Bob: King Cohn (The life and times of Harry Cohn)
"See [this] for [Harry] Ruby's days with Cohn" (Adamson)
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G.P. Putman's Sons, New York, NY, 1967
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Thomas, Bob: Thalberg
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Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1969
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Thurber, James: My Life and Hard Times
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Harper & Brothers, New York, NY, 1933
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Thurber, James; White, E.B.: Is Sex Necessary?
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Harper & Brothers, New York, NY, 1929
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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.
Zinsser, William: That Perelman of Great Price Is 65
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New York Times Magazine, 26 Jan 1969
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