Groucho tells his story like only Groucho can. As TS Eliot said of him: 'The mind boggles'. The books gives some really interesting information about the origins of the comedy family and their rise to fame. Read more and wit and in Groucho's own unique style. and a box of cheap cigars - Groucho Marx Groucho Marxs autobiography is a rags-to-riches. From the triumphs and disasters of a life spent in show business to his unconsummated loves, Groucho's story is told with humour.

The most outrageous and voluble of the legendary Marx Brothers had a career that stretched from Vaudeville to gameshow, conquering Hollywood on the way. 'The temptation to write about yourself is irresistible, especially when you are prodded into it by a crafty publisher who has slyly baited you into doing it with a miserly advance of fifty dollars and a box of cheap cigars' - Groucho Marx Groucho Marx's autobiography is a rags-to-riches story with a difference. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pages printed with text = 272pp total. About the Book GROUCHO MARX AND OTHER SHORT STORIES AND TALL TALES: THE SELECTED WRITINGS OF GROUCHO M Book Synopsis GROUCHO MARX AND OTHER SHORT STORIES. An autobiography that tells Groucho Marx's rags-to-riches story with a difference. An entertaining entertainer.Description for Groucho and Me: The Autobiography Paperback.

The most outrageous of the Marx brothers, in his own words The temptation to write about. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential comedians of the 20th century, Julius Henry 'Groucho' Marx gained fame and recognition for his distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, and signature comedic quirks including an exaggerated. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs. This is no ghost job - nor a snow job - for Groucho shares his pains of authorship along with his personal history, and the Marx theory - to keep 'em laughing - is almost always successful. Buy Groucho and Me by Groucho Marx for 40.00 at Mighty Ape NZ. Rare Signed edition of the autobiography of Groucho Marx. A father who could only make ill-fitting clothes, a mother who, once she decided her boys were to go into show business, never stopped pushing them faster, and the long trail of jobs, girls, performances - and, for Groucho, cigars, that were part of their struggle to survive the extemporaneous performance that freed them from routine material and extras in their act and then then many Broadway shows - this is rounded out with sections on the 1929 crash, prohibition, insomnia, sports, seasickness, doctors, etc., etc. From small time in the sticks to big time, from vaudeville to Broadway, from theatre to moving pictures, from radio to TV longevity, this famous funnyman devotes himself to stories about his parents, relatives, brothers - and others, as well as to the grim path that led to their success.

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