Groucho Marx - Wikipedia

Thank you my friend CW5 Jack Cardwell for making us aware that October 2 is the anniversary of the birth of American comedian, writer, stage, film, radio, and television star Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx.
By the way, we have copies of VHS and DVDs of the Marx Brothers Movies. My Favorites are Duck Soup, Horse Feathers, Cocoanuts, A Day at the Races, and A Night at the Opera.


Background from marx-brothers.org/biography/groucho.htm
"Groucho Marx
Born: Oct 2, 1890 in New York City, NY
Died: Aug 19, 1977 in Los Angeles
Groucho was born Julius Henry Marx on Oct 2 1890 in New York. He was the third of the five surviving sons of Sam and Minnie Marx. He was the first of the brothers to start a stage career aged 15 in an act called The Leroy Trio. Other acts followed, but none of them was a great success. Twice the other members of the act disappeared overnight and left him penniless in places far away from home.
When his Brothers came on stage they finally has a success with the musical comedy called I'll Say She Is. It was at one of the performances of this show that Groucho got his painted moustache. He arrived late at the theater and used greasepaint to create a moustache. He found this so much easier than a glued-on moustache that he insisted on using this technique from then on.
"I'll Say She Is" is was followed by two more Broadway hits - The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers. The latter of which has the character of Captain Spaulding which remained (with the song Hooray for Captain Spaulding) a trademark for Groucho for the rest of his life.
The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers were also the first movies (except for one unreleased) made by the Brothers and were filmed in New York. The remaining movies were made in Hollywood.
In the later year of the Brothers movie career Groucho started working on radio. He hosted several programmes and was a guest on many shows. His biggest success was the comedy quiz show You Bet Your Life which started in 1947. The show later moved to television and was on the air until 1961.
Groucho also appeared in a few movies without his brothers (see below).
Always being a liberal, Groucho sometimes made critical remarks about politics and had friends which were regarded as communist the the US of the 1950s. This let to Groucho being investigated by the FBI.
When Marx Brothers became popular again in the late sixties/early seventies Groucho made a comeback with a show in Carnegie Hall in 1972.
At the film festival in Cannes in 1972 he was made Commandeur des Arts et Lettres and in 1974 he received a special Academy Award for the achievements of the Marx Brothers.
Groucho died on August 19th 1977 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. His ashes are at Eden Memorial Park, San Fernando, California.

Groucho Marx appeared in the following movies:
Film Title Year Released
Humor Risk - 1921
The Cocoanuts - 1929
Animal Crackers - 1930
Monkey Business - 1931
The House That Shadows Built - 1931
Horse Feathers - 1932
Hollywood on Parade No.5 - 1932
Duck Soup - 1933
A Night at the Opera - 1935
Yours For the Asking - 1936
A Day at the Races - 1937
Sunday Night at the Trocadero - 1937
Room Service - 1938
At the Circus - 1939
Go West - 1940
The Big Store - 1941
Screen snapshots No. 8 - 1943
Screen snapshots No. 2 - 1943
A Night in Casablanca - 1946
Copacabana - 1947
Love Happy - 1949
Mr. Music - 1950 21
Double Dynamite - 1951
A Girl in Every Port - 1952
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? - 1957
The Story of Mankind - 1957
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch - 1958
Skidoo - 1968

Important dates in the life of Groucho Marx:
2 Oct 1890 Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx is born
1909 The Three Nightingales: Groucho and Gummo are joined by Mabel O'Donell for this singing trio managed by Minnie Marx
Jan 1910 Harpo joins The Three Nightingales to form The Four Nightingales
Feb 1910 When joined by Minnie Marx and aunt Hannah Schickler The Four Nightingales become The Six Mascots
1912 Fun in Hi Skule is the first musical sketch of the Brothers. This half-hour 'school act' features the four brothers, Paul Yates and others
1913 Mr. Green's Reception is a followup to Fun in Hi Skule
1914 Home Again is developed from the second half of Mr. Green's Reception
1918 In The Cinderella Girl Zeppo replaces Gummo. This musical comedy is written by Jo Swerling with music by Gus Kahn
4 Feb 1920 Groucho marries Ruth Johnson
1921 On the Mezzanine Floor (in England: On the Balcony) a musical revue written by Herman Timberg, produced by Benny Leonard
1921 The silent movie Humorisk is made with money raised by a friend. Director is Jo Swerling. It was made in two weeks at Fort Lee, NJ. studios and in a studio at 49th St. and 10th Ave. in New York. No copy exists of this (unfinished?) film.
21 Jul 1921 Arthur, son of Groucho and Ruth, born
19 May 1924 Stage show I'll say she is, scripted by Will B. Johnstone, opens at the Casinos
8 Dec 1925 Stage show The Cocoanuts opens at the Lyric and runs for 275 performances, a full season on Broadway, as well as two years on the road.
6 Jan 1926 Groucho's piece "A Lift From Groucho Marx" is published in the New York Herald Tribune
19 May 1927 Miriam, daughter of Groucho and Ruth, born
23 Oct 1928 Stage show Animal Crackers opens at the 44th Street Theater and runs for 191 performances. It was laid off the following summer, went on tour in mid-October.
1929 Groucho's first book Beds is serialized in the magazine 'College Humor'
3 Aug 1929 Film The Cocoanuts released
1930 Groucho first book Beds published
6 Sep 1930 Film Animal Crackers released
20 Dec 1930 Groucho's piece, "My Poor Wife" (relating sympathy for his wife's tedious life with a famous comedian), appeared in Collier's.
5 Jan 1931 The Marxes appear in the London Palace Theatre
19 Sep 1931 Film Monkey Business released
31 Aug 1932 Film Horse Feathers released
28 Nov 1932 Groucho's & Chico's radio series "Beagle, Shyster & Beagle" (later: "Flywheel, Shyster & Flywheel") debuts on NBC
24 Nov 1933 Film Duck Soup released
22 Nov 1933 New York Premiere of "Duck Soup"
1934 Groucho appears in a revival of the play Twentieth Century
15 Nov 1935 Film A Night at the Opera released
24 Jul 1936 Film Yours For the Asking released. Groucho is an uncredited extra in this.
1937 The film The King and the Chorus Girl, written by Groucho and Norman Krasna, appears
11 Jun 1937 Film A Day at the Races released
30 Sep 1938 Film Room Service released
15 Nov 1938 Groucho appeared on NBC radio's "The Bob Hope Show."
1939 The Kellog's Show on radio with Groucho and Chico
20 Oct 1939 Film At the Circus released
6 Dec 1940 Film Go West released
1941 until 1942 Groucho is a regular guest on The Rudy Vallee Show
20 Jun 1941 Film The Big Store released
1942 Groucho's book Many Happy Returns is published. It deals with income taxes
15 Jul 1942 Groucho and Ruth get divorced
8 Nov 1942 Groucho's piece, "Groucho Marx Turns Himself For Scrap," appeared in the New York Herald Tribune Sunday Supplement, This Week.
9 Dec 1942 Groucho appeared on radio on "Mail Call #14".
10 Nov 1943 "Groucho's New Idea" (i.e., a chat show called "Goulash at Groucho's") was revealed in the pages of Variety.
1 Dec 1943 Groucho MCs "Mail Call #67" on radio.
1944 Groucho starts a radio series The Pabst Show but is soon replaced by Danny Kaye
14 Jan 1945 Groucho is a guest on the "Philco Radio Hall Of Fame"
21 Jul 1945 Groucho marries Kay Gorcey
11 Oct 1945 Groucho appeared on "Bird's Eye Open House."
8 Nov 1945 Groucho appeared on "Bird's Eye Open House."
22 Nov 1945 Groucho appeared on "Bird's Eye Open House"
6 Dec 1945 Groucho appeared on "Bird's Eye Open House."
22 Dec 1945 Groucho's "The Customers Always Write" appeared in the 'Trade Winds' Column of the Saturday Review.
1946 Melinda, daughter of Groucho and Kay Gorcey, born
10 May 1946 Film A Night in Casablanca released
1947 Groucho starts his show You Bet Your Life which runs until the 60's on radio and from 1950 also on TV
12 Jan 1947 Groucho is a guest on "Philco Radio Time"
30 May 1947 Film Copacabana released
27 Sep 1948 The play Time for Elizabeth by Groucho and Norman Krasna opens on Brodway but only runs for 8 performances
12 Dec 1948 Groucho's article "Why Harpo Doesn't Talk" is published in "This Week".
13 Jan 1949 Groucho appeared on "Kraft Music Hall," hosted by Al Jolson.
29 Nov 1949 Groucho appeared on Armed Forces Radio's "Command Performance #404."
3 Mar 1950 Film Love Happy released
12 May 1950 Groucho and Kay get divorced
28 Dec 1950 Mr. Music released. Groucho played himself in this Bing Crosby movie.
24 Dec 1951 Film Double Dynamite released. It had been held back by producer Howard Hughes for three years.
Jan 1952 Film A Girl in Every Port released
11 Oct 1952 Groucho appeared on NBC television's "All Star Revue."
10 Nov 1952 Groucho appeared on the pilot episode of "The Bob Hope Show."
19 Nov 1952 Melinda appeared on "You Bet Your Life" (radio).
31 Jan 1954 Groucho appears on the "Colgate Comedy Hour" on NBC TV
17 Jul 1954 Groucho marries Eden Hartford
16 Oct 1954 The fifth installment of the serialization of Arthur Marx's book, "Life With Groucho," appeared as "My Old Man Groucho" in Saturday Evening Post No. 16.
18 Dec 1954 At the 'Look' TV Awards Groucho is presented with an award
13 Jan 1955 Melinda Marx made an appearance on "You Bet Your Life" (television).
18 Jan 1955 Groucho has a cameo in "Shower Of Stars" on CBS TV.
15 Dec 1956 Groucho, Eden, and Melinda Marx were joined by Gina Lolobrigida, Johnny Ray, and Joe Stafford on an episode of "The Perry Como Show" celebrating NBC's 30th Anniversary.
29 Jul 1957 Film Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? released
8 Nov 1957 Film The Story of Mankind released. Chico, Harpo and Groucho appear in this film, but not together in one scene
19 Nov 1958 Groucho was a guest on NBC television's "Jack Paar Show."
1959 Groucho's book Groucho and me is published. A highly fictional autobiography
8 Mar 1959 The TV film The Incredible Jewel Robbery is the last film to have three Marx Brothers
29 Apr 1960 A TV production of The Mikado has Groucho as Koko
6 Dec 1960 Groucho appeared on "Open End," hosted by David Susskind, with the subject of "Humor and Such" (this was the pilot for "Happy Talk").
8 Nov 1963 Groucho appeared on NBC television's "Today Show" with Hugh Downs, Jack Lescoulie, Pat Fountaine, and Frank Blair.
10 Nov 1963 Groucho substitutes for David Susskind in hosting Julie Newmar, Arlene Dahl, and Georgia Brown on "Open End."
19 Nov 1964 Groucho was a guest on the "Les Crane Show."
1965 Groucho's book Memoirs of a Mangy Lover published
1967 Groucho's book The Groucho Letters published
19 Dec 1968 Film Skidoo released
4 Dec 1969 Groucho and Eden Hartford get divorced
20 Dec 1971 Groucho appeared with Erin Fleming on the "Dick Cavett Show" on ABC television.
1972 Solo concert with Groucho in Ames, Iowa
1972 at the Cannes Film Festival Groucho is made 'Commandeur des Arts et Lettres' by the French government
6 May 1972 Solo concert with Groucho at Carnegie Hall in New York
1974 Groucho receives a Special Academy Award in recognition of a lifetime's achievement
16 Jan 1977 The Marxes are inducted to the Motion Picture Hall of Fame
19 Aug 1977 Groucho dies
1992 The book "Love, Groucho (Letters from Groucho Marx to his daughter Miriam)" is published"

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My dad had his show on TV every time it was on.

I saw some of the You bet your life on the internet... hysterical.