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"With impeccable timing, outrageous humor, irreverent wit, and a superb sense of the ridiculous, Groucho tells the saga of the Marx Brothers: the ... More

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Groucho Marx's elder daughter saved virtually every letter her father wrote to her between 1938, when she was 11 years old, and 1967, and she ... More

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'The temptation to write about yourself is irresistible, especially when you are prodded into it by a crafty publisher who has slyly baited you into ... More

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Groucho Marx, the fast talking wisecracking, cigar wielding third of the Marx Brothers is well known to us through films that have become classics of ... More

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Charlotte Chandler attempts to find the man behind the humour in this biography of comedian Groucho Marx.

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Charlotte Chandler met Groucho in 1972 and as their friendship grew, she came to know all sides of his personality. This tribute to the master of ad ... More

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Often imitated, never rivaled, the Marx Brothers were the masters of vaudeville. Originally masters of the stage, they conquered almost every medium, ... More

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To fans of comedy and cinema, Harpo Marx is immortal. This is his autobiography, a tale from the golden age of Variety, Broadway and the big screen. ... More

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Charlotte Chandler met Groucho in 1972 and as their friendship grew, she came to know all sides of his personality. This tribute to the master of ad ... More

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This is the first full and properly researched biography of all five Marx Brothers - Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo and Zeppo. It features the first ... More

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One of a series of titles looking at the work and life of popular figures in TV, music and film, aimed at reluctant readers in the 11-14 age range.

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A biography of silent film actor Buster Keaton which examines his career as a tragi/comedian alongside contemporaries who included Charlie Chaplin, ... More

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This book tells the "warts and all" story of the comedian Groucho Marx. Born into a poor immigrant family, Groucho ad-libbed his way from low life ... More

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A book about the unsung heroes of popular culture: the character actors, the ones whose faces you always remember and whose names you invariable ... More

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"Wayne Koestenbaum is our Roland Barthes, updated, remastered, cleared for the pressure zone of American mythologies. Delicate and brave, discerning ... More

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The greatest icon in the history of cinema, Charlie Chaplin lived one of the most dramatic rags to riches stories ever told. His life was marked by ... More

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The autobiography of Errol Flynn, whose swashbuckling and romantic image made him a major figure of the Hollywood scene. The book recounts youthful ... More

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Written by a noted authority, this illustrated account of the immortal comic genius of the silver screen is composed with full access to the Chaplin ... More

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'The Comedy World of StanLaurel' is a vivid and intimate biography of one of the all-time masters of comedy. John McCabe follows Stan Laurel's career ... More

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Stoliar was not a journalist sent to do a story or a relative who'd grown up taking the Hollywood lifestyle for granted. Consequently, this book is a ... More

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This unauthorized biography aims to be the definitive story of Tom Cruise's life. Frank Sanello attempts to expose the real Tom Cruise, not the ... More

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