Groucho Marx

Most Popular Celeb Stories
Popular Photo Galleries
Take the Film.com Survey
Image Not Available

Details

AKA: Julius Henry Marx
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 10/02/1890
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Death Date: 08/19/1977

biography

The most famous and gleefully self-promoting of the Marx Brothers, Groucho (born Julius) was the sardonic, sometimes absurdist wit of the group. Dressed in baggy pants, with oversized glasses and painted-on eyebrows and mustache, Groucho hurled barbed insults at friends and foes alike while crouch-walking and tapping imaginary ashes from a huge cigar. Like many vaudeville cohorts, he was a human cartoon, but he outlasted them all.

Marx's maternal family was theatrical and included famed vaudeville star Al Shean. Groucho got his start with Gus Edwards' kiddie review around 1904, and with his Continued

Credits

milestones

Year
Milestone
1900 
Acted with Gus Edwards' kiddie troup
1904 
Left school and toured with The Larong Trio
1910 
Formed The Three Nightingales with mother and aunt
1915 
Played the Palace in NYC for the first time; earned $1500 per week
1920 
Booked onto Keith-Albee vaudeville circuit with brothers
Continued

post a comment




 
Terms of Use  |  Privacy Policy  |  RealNetworks  |    |  FAQ  |   RSS  |   Mobile  |   SiteMap  |   Blog   |   Partners
Browse All: Movies |  TV |  Celebrities
© 2006-2008 RealNetworks. All Rights Reserved. Portions of this page © 2008 Baseline StudioSystems. All rights reserved.