Groucho and Me -- Groucho Marx

<b>An important contribution to the history of show business and to the saga of American comedy and comedians, comics and comicality.--James Thurber</b> <p/>With impeccable timing, outrageous humor, irreverent wit, and a superb sense of the ridiculous, Groucho tells the saga of the Marx Brothers: the poverty of their childhood in New York's Upper East Side; the crooked world of small-time vaudeville (where they learned to carry blackjacks); how a pretzel magnate and the graceless dancer of his dreams led to the Marx Brothers' first Broadway hit, <i>I'll Say She Is!</i>; how the stock market crash in 1929 proved a godsend for Groucho (even though he lost nearly a quarter of a million dollars); the adventures of the Marx Brothers in Hollywood, the making of their hilarious films, and Groucho's triumphant television series, <i> You Bet Your Life!</i> Here is the life and lunatic times of the great eccentric genius, Groucho, a.k.a. Julius Henry Marx.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Groucho Marx<br><b>Publisher:</b> Da Capo Press<br><b>Published:</b> 08/22/1995<br><b>Pages:</b> 376<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.05lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780306806667<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Library Journal</i> 11/15/1995 pg. 104<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>As a member of the Marx Brothers, Julius (1895-1977), a.k.a. <b>Groucho Marx</b>, enjoyed a sensational career on Broadway and in Hollywood with such comedy classics as <i>An