Marx Brothers Bios

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Marx Brothers Bios#1
Posted: 2/6/17 at 9:56pm

I'm looking for suggestions for biographies about the Marx Brothers. If anyone can help, that would be appreciated!

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Marx Brothers Bios#2
Posted: 2/7/17 at 2:52pm

Wow, such a big topic.  You could go a hundred ways.  Find an aspect that interests you like, growing up in Jewish NY at the turn of the century, Vaudeville, their musical talent, Chico's gambling and alcoholism.  Who wrote the gags, was it a collaboration, and who were the collaborators.

 

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Marx Brothers Bios#3
Posted: 2/7/17 at 3:26pm

Read HARPO SPEAKS by Harpo Marx.  It's wonderful.