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Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian and film and television star. He was known as a master of quick wit and is widely considered one of the best comedians of the modern era. His rapid-fire, often impromptu delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers and imitators.
He made 13 feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show You Bet Your Life.
His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture, glasses, cigar, and a thick greasepaint mustache and eyebrows. These exaggerated features resulted in the creation of one of the world's most ubiquitous and recognizable novelty disguises, known as "Groucho glasses": a one-piece mask consisting of horn-rimmed glasses, large plastic nose, bushy eyebrows and mustache.
John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, actor, and musician, best known for his thirty years as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Emmy Awards, the Governor's Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Johnny Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.
Although his show was already successful by the end of the 1960s, during the 1970s Carson became an American icon and remained so even after his retirement in 1992. He adopted a casual, conversational approach with extensive interaction with guests, an approach pioneered by Arthur Godfrey and previous Tonight Show hosts Steve Allen and Jack Paar. Former late-night host and friend, David Letterman, cited Carson's influence.
Truman Streckfus Persons (September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984), known as Truman Capote (/ˈtruːmən kəˈpoʊtiː/), was an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and the true crime novel In Cold Blood (1966), which he labeled a "nonfiction novel". At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced of Capote novels, stories, and plays.
Capote rose above a childhood troubled by divorce, a long absence from his mother, and multiple migrations. He had discovered his calling as a writer by the age of 11, and for the rest of his childhood he honed his writing ability. Capote began his professional career writing short stories. The critical success of one story, "Miriam" (1945), attracted the attention of Random House publisher Bennett Cerf, and resulted in a contract to write the novel Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948). Capote earned the most fame with In Cold Blood, a journalistic work about the murder of a Kansas farm family in their home. Capote spent four years writing the book aided by his lifelong friend Harper Lee, who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).
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You Bet Your Life #53-23 Spunky old lady vs. Groucho (Secret word 'Clock', Feb 18, 1954)
Actors: Curt Clendenin (actor), Curt Clendenin (actor), Robert Miano (actor), Christopher DeMaci (actor), Jessica Morris (actress), Juri Koll (producer), Danny Myers (actor), Silvia Spross (actress), Tommy Nash (actor), Frank Brantley (actor), Sarah B. Downey (miscellaneous crew), Anita Leeman (actress), Christy Keller (actress), Wesley J. Szabo (actor), David Uchansky (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery,Actors: Franklin Ruehl (actor), Christopher DeMaci (actor), Christopher DeMaci (producer), Kathy Garver (actress), Robert McAtee (actor), Jim Nieb (actor), Jim Nieb (producer), Tammy Massa (actress), Tammy Massa (director), Tammy Massa (producer), Joshua Knoles (miscellaneous crew), Kerr Seth Lordygan (actor), Robbie Daymond (actor), Bill Ferris (actor), Vaz Andreas (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Thriller,Actors: Kaiwen LI (editor), Kaiwen LI (writer), Kaiwen LI (director), Kaiwen LI (actor), Kaiwen LI (producer), Kaiwen LI (producer), Kaiwen LI (writer), Adam Levine (actor), Ryan Foote (actor),
Plot: Groucho Marx quits comedy and becomes a dean at a high school. He has a hard time trying to be as serious as possible, but a good comedian develops a reflex over the year and Groucho subconsciously takes other people's words as cues. He eventually succeeds, but what does the success mean to him? Is it a success story or a tragedy?
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Kaiwen LI (editor), Kaiwen LI (writer), Kaiwen LI (director), Kaiwen LI (actor), Kaiwen LI (producer), Kaiwen LI (producer), Kaiwen LI (writer), Adam Levine (actor), Ryan Foote (actor),
Plot: Groucho Marx quits comedy and becomes a dean at a high school. He has a hard time trying to be as serious as possible, but a good comedian develops a reflex over the year and Groucho subconsciously takes other people's words as cues. He eventually succeeds, but what does the success mean to him? Is it a success story or a tragedy?
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Arthur Marx (writer), Jose Rivera (costume designer), Roy Abramsohn (actor), Roy Abramsohn (actor), Steven Moskovic (director), Peter LeDonne (producer), Bob Fisher (writer), Frank Ferrante (actor), Marguerite Lowell (actress),
Genres: Biography, Comedy,Actors: Pete Opotowsky (editor), Jeff Blumberg (actor), Anthony Franco (actor), Anthony Franco (actor), Robin Marrella (actress), Donier Tyler (actress), Mark Koivu (miscellaneous crew), Daniel Narciso (actor),
Plot: Ninety episodes of this syndicated kids show, shown on the Nickelodon network, were produced 1991 to 1993. Audience members were asked to volunteer to perform funny stunts, e.g., kissing a chimp, etc.
Keywords: audience-participation, pie-in-the-faceActors: Carlos Benpar (actor), Víctor Israel (actor), Carlos Benpar (director), Emilio Ortiz (editor), Mir Ferry (actor), Juan Pineda (composer), Verónica Miriel (actress), Juan Fernández (actor), Tunet Vila (actor), Montserrat Prous (actress), Susana Estrada (actress), Marina Ferri (actress), Lluís Nonell (actor), Dora Santacreu (actress), Josep Gimeno Mayol (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Carole Landis (actress), Ralph Staub (producer), Ralph Staub (writer), Edgar Bergen (actor), Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson (actor), James Gleason (actor), Phil Harris (actor), Jack Benny (actor), Groucho Marx (actor), Alice Faye (actress), Ken Murray (actor), Roy Rogers (actor), Jerome Thoms (editor), Ralph Staub (actor), James Stewart (actor),
Plot: James Gleason drops by to visit Ralph Staub at the Columbia lot and Staub, as he was inclined to do, pulls out a few reels of World War II "Screen Snapshots", and he and Gleason reminisce about the footage, while the camera turns and, presto, yet another Screen Snapshots entry comprised of about 90% stock footage. This one shows movie-and-radio stars and names around Hollywood entertaining the troops at various California Army/Navy/Marine camps. Faces seen and voices heard (again) include Carole Landis, Groucho Marx and Jack Benny.
Keywords: 1940s, 1950s, actor, actress, american-flag, archive-footage, army-air-corps, army-base, broadcast, cigar-smokingActors: Treg Brown (editor), Kent Rogers (actor), Sara Berner (actress), Sara Berner (actress), Sara Berner (actress), Sara Berner (actress), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Carl W. Stalling (composer), Tex Avery (director), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Kent Rogers (actor), Kent Rogers (actor), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor),
Plot: A tour of Ciro's Nightclub packed with caricatures of many top stars, including (in order) 'Cary Grant', 'Greta Garbo' (qv) 'Edward G. Robinson' and 'Ann Sheridan' (qv), 'Johnny Weissmuller' (qv), 'James Cagney' (qv), 'Humphrey Bogart' (qv) and 'George Raft' (qv), 'Harpo Marx' (qv), 'Clark Gable', 'Bing Crosby' (qv), 'Leopold Stokowski' (qv), 'James Stewart (I)' (qv) and 'Dorothy Lamour' (qv), 'Tyrone Power (I)' and 'Sonja Henie' (qv), The Frankenstein Monster, 'Larry Fine (I)' (qv), 'Moe Howard (I)' (qv), 'Curly Howard' (qv), 'Oliver Hardy' (qv), 'Cesar Romero (I)' (qv), 'Mickey Rooney (I)' (qv), 'Judy Garland (I)' and 'Lewis Stone (I)' (qv), 'Kay Kyser' (qv), 'Peter Lorre (I)' (qv), 'Henry Fonda' (qv), 'J. Edgar Hoover' (qv), 'Ned Sparks (I)' (qv), 'Jerry Colonna' (qv), and 'Groucho Marx' (qv); many more just get sight gags, such as 'Claudette Colbert', 'Norma Shearer' (qv), 'William Powell (I)' (qv), 'Don Ameche' (qv), 'Wallace Beery' (qv), 'C. Aubrey Smith' (qv), 'Boris Karloff' (qv), 'Arthur Treacher' (qv), 'Buster Keaton' (qv) and 'Mischa Auer' (qv).
Keywords: celebrity, celebrity-caricature, conga, dancing, fan-dancer, horse, hotfoot, merrie-melodies, nightclub, reference-to-jerry-colonnaActors: Wilfred Jackson (director), Clarence Nash (actor), Walt Disney (producer), Sara Berner (actress), Sara Berner (actress), Sara Berner (actress), Sara Berner (actress), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor),
Plot: Various Mother Goose rhymes are portrayed by Hollywood stars for example, Old King Cole's fiddlers three are the Marx Brothers, and Humpty Dumpty is W.C. Fields, who falls while tormenting Charlie McCarthy; Simple Simon and the Pieman are Laurel and Hardy.
Keywords: 1930s, animal-in-title, anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, blackface, cartoon-duck, celebrity, celebrity-caricature, character-name-in-title, chefWell, let's get down to cases. How I got started in
showbusiness. I saw an ad in the Morning World, which
doesn't exist anymore - and hardly do I. The ad said "Boy
wanted to sing". I ran all the way from Ninety-third
Street, where I lived then, to Thirty-third Street, and
ran up five flights of stairs and knocked on the door,
and a man came to the door wearing a woman's outfit. Not
entirely, just lipstick. And I realized that that was the
profession, that I wanted into.
I've better start talking about my family first, I guess.
There was quite a group of them.
Can you hear me out there? You're not missing anything.
Luckily I can't hear it either.
Well, I had a family, I had...eh. Harpo played the harp,
that was pretty obvious. Chico was what they used to call
a chicken chaser. In England now they call them birds,
which is the equivalent of a chicken chaser in America
fifty years ago. He did very well with that, too. Zeppo
was born when the Zeppelin arrived at Lakehurst, New
Jersey. He had nothing to do with the arrival. My other
brother Gummo - it's not his real name, his real name
was...eh...was Milton. It seemed like such a silly name,
and we used to call him Gumshoes, because somebody had
given him a pair of rubbers. In a nice way, I mean. And
that's his name: Gummo Marx. My name, of course, I never