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Margaret Dumont and Groucho Marx in At the Circus (1939)

Canadian postcard by Canadian Postcard, no. A-75. Margaret Dumont and Groucho Marx in At the Circus (Edward Buzzell, 1939).

 

Margaret Dumont (1882-1965) was an American stage and film actress. She is best remembered as the comic foil to the Marx Brothers in seven of their films. Groucho Marx called her "practically the fifth Marx brother.

 

Groucho Marx (1890-1977) was an American comedian, actor, writer, singer, stage, film, radio, television star and vaudeville performer. He is generally considered to have been a master of quick wit and one of America's greatest comedians. He made 13 feature films as a team with his siblings the Marx Brothers; he was the third-born of the brothers. He also had a successful solo career primarily on radio and television, most notably as the host of the game show You Bet Your Life. His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture, spectacles, cigar, and a thick grease paint moustache and eyebrows.

 

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