American Legends: The Marx Brothers

ISBN: 9781495279072
$6.99
$6.99
*Includes pictures.
*Includes the brothers' funniest quotes.
*Includes a bibliography for further reading.

"The world would not be in such a snarl, had Marx been Groucho instead of Karl." – Irving Berlin
“I sent the club a wire stating, ‘PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT PEOPLE LIKE ME AS A MEMBER.’” – Groucho Marx
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors’ American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America’s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
When the American Film Institute ranked its top 50 screen legends of the 20th century, only one team of performers earned a collective spot: the Marx Brothers. Famous throughout the country for nearly half a century, several of the Marx Brothers performed together for over 40 years, and their nicknames – Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Gummo and Zeppo – are all well known today, especially Groucho. From the vaudeville stage to movie theaters, millions saw their performances, and the brothers became not only one of the most popular acts but the kind that paved the way for subsequent groups like The Three Stooges.
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