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Groucho Marx

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Mother's side of the family was in show business and included vaudeville star Al Shean.
Began his showbiz career in 1900 when he joined Gus Edwards' kiddie revue. Was soon working in other vaudeville acts with his brothers and other family members.
The Marx Brothers became an act in 1920. They gained national attention with the zany I'll Say She Is revue, which ran 1923-25. They followed it with another hit, The Cocoanuts, which featured a score by Irving Berlin.
During the success of The Cocoanuts, Groucho and his brothers starred in a silent comedy movie, Humorisk, which they produced themselves. It was never released.
Lost $240,000 on Black Tuesday (the October 29, 1929, stock-market crash). He later joked that "I would have lost more, but that was all the money I had."
Received the Most Outstanding Personality Emmy Award in 1951.
Made a triumphant return to the stage in 1972 with the sold-out An Evening with Groucho at Carnegie Hall.
Received an honorary Academy Award in 1973 "in recognition of his brilliant creativity and for the unequalled achievements of the Marx Brothers in the art of motion picture comedy."
His will instructed that anyone challenging it would receive $1 with the balance going to the Jewish Federation Council of Los Angeles.