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Okla-homey
8/18/2007, 06:22 AM
August 18, 1977: Groucho Marx dies

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Thirty years ago, comedian Groucho Marx died on this day. Marx was born in New York in 1890. His mother encouraged him and his brothers Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo to enter show business at an early age.

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Harpo, Chico and Groucho

They worked the vaudeville circuit, then moved to Broadway in the early 1920s, writing their own musical comedies. One of their Broadway comedies, Cocoanuts, became their first film, in 1929.

After the brothers stopped making films, Groucho continued to have a successful performing career. He hosted a popular radio quiz show called You Bet Your Life from 1947 to 1956, which became a TV show and ran until 1961.

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The show was revived briefly in 1980 with Bill Cosby as host. Groucho was still performing late in life: At the age of 82, he gave a one-man show at Carnegie Hall.

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The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. - Groucho Marx


Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it, and then misapplying the wrong remedies. - Groucho Marx


Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him. - Groucho Marx


Alimony is like buying hay for a dead horse. -Groucho Marx


I'm not feeling very well - I need a doctor immediately. Ring the nearest golf course. -Groucho Marx

and finally,


I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
- Groucho Marx

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Jerk
8/18/2007, 07:52 AM
Cool. Sounds like he was a great guy.
soonerboomer93
8/18/2007, 08:49 AM
shouldn't you have named the thread

"Good Mourning"

?
Miko
8/18/2007, 09:15 AM
One of my favorite Groucho stories: (I have many)

While taping You Bet Your Life he was talking to a contestant and asked her if she had any children. She responded, "Yes, I have 11 children!"

Grouch said, "That certainly is a big responsibility. Tell me, why do you have so many children?"

"Well Groucho, I love my husband, " she answered.

Groucho quipped, "Lady, I love my cigar, but I take it out of mouth once in a while!"

The cencors did not let it air.
Miko
8/18/2007, 09:41 AM
Okay, another.

Dick Cavet claimed to have been good friends with Groucho and that the two corresponded frequently. He said Groucho always included at least one Post Script, Cavet's favorite being:

"Do you realize that Peter O'Toole has a double phallic name?"
Miko
8/18/2007, 09:45 AM
"Say, wasn't I with you in Monte Carlo the night you blew your brains out?" -from Go West
Miko
8/18/2007, 09:56 AM
"Have we got a college? Have we got a football team?....Well we can't afford both.

Tomorrow we start tearing down the college." - from Horse Feathers
Miko
8/18/2007, 10:35 AM
In a vaudville routine Groucho played a teacher with Chico as his student:

Groucho: We'll start with an easy one, what shape is the world?
Chico: I dunno, I'ma from outta town.
Miko
8/18/2007, 10:37 AM
"With a little study you'll go a long ways, and I wish you'd start now." -from Monkey Business
Miko
8/18/2007, 10:43 AM
"Fancy meeting you here after all these drinks." -I forget which film, Go West maybe?
Miko
8/18/2007, 10:48 AM
Margaret Dumont: Why, this is a gala day for you!
Groucho: Well, a gal a day is enough for me. I don't know if I could handle anymore!" from Duck Soup?
Miko
8/18/2007, 10:56 AM
Groucho: "The party of the second part shall be known in this contract as, 'The party of the second part.'"
Chico: "I no like-a the second party either."
Groucho: "Well, you should've come to the first party...we didn't get home 'til around four in the morning. I was blind for three days." from Night ot the Opera
Miko
8/18/2007, 10:58 AM
When Al Capone was arrested, he had a check from Chico in his pocket. The check was to settle a gambling debt.
Miko
8/18/2007, 11:07 AM
Thanks, Homey. Awesome as usual!
Flagstaffsooner
8/18/2007, 11:07 AM
I miss that guy.
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opksooner
8/18/2007, 03:38 PM
"Those are my principles and if you don't like them........well, I have others."
Mixer!
8/18/2007, 05:55 PM
Groucho: "The party of the second part shall be known in this contract as, 'The party of the second part.'"
Chico: "I no like-a the second party either."
Groucho: "Well, you should've come to the first party...we didn't get home 'til around four in the morning. I was blind for three days." from Night ot the Opera
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Groucho: It's all right, that's in every contract. That's what they call a sanity clause.

Chico: Ha! Ha! Ha! You can't fool me! There ain't no Sanity Claus!