Groucho and Me - Softcover

Marx, Groucho

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1258784912 ISBN 13: 9781258784911

Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC, 2013

Synopsis

With timing, humor, and sense of ridiculous, Groucho tells the saga of the Marx Brothers: the poverty of their childhood in New York's Upper East Side, the adventures of the Marx Brothers in Hollywood, the making of their films, and Groucho's triumphant television series. Here is the life and lunatic times of the great genius, Groucho, a.k.a. Julius Henry Marx.

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Book Description

A UNIQUE RAGS TO RICHES TALE FROM THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS OF THE MARX BROTHERS

From the Back Cover

'The temptation to write about yourself is irresistible, especially when you are prodded into it by a crafty publisher 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
told with humour and wit and in Groucho's own unique style, Groucho & Me : The Autobiography is a rags to riches story with a difference. Son of a Yorkville tailor and his wife, the most outrageous and voluble of the legendary Marx Brothers had a career that stretched from Vaudeville to gameshow, conquering Hollywood on the way. From the triumphs and disasters of a life spent in show business, to his unconsummated loves and self-proclaimed yearning for the young. As TS Eliot said of him: 'the mind boggles.'
'The only thing the man can't do is sing, and that gave me an opening. But he can do everything else. I envy him this book, most of his wives and all of his talent' - Frank Sinatra
'In this book, Groucho gives all - and he deserves every dime of his royalties. I'm looking for my percentage for this puff' - Jack Benny
'Groucho brought the spirit of of carnival to Hollywood. This book allows us to linger over the gags that went too fast on the screen' - Alistair Cooke

Edition details

• Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1258784912
• ISBN 13: 9781258784911
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368