Wig owned by Groucho Marx
name: label: user
content: Marx, Groucho
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Black wig owned by Groucho Marx. Little is known about the use of the wig, which was bequeathed to the museum in Marx's will.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Julius H. "Groucho" Marx (1890-1977) was an influential, popular, and versatile entertainer best known for his film appearances alongside brothers Arthur ("Harpo") and Leonard ("Chico") in the 1930s and 40s. The Marx Brothers, including lesser-known siblings Herbert ("Zeppo") and Milton ("Gummo") began their careers singing and cracking jokes on vaudeville stages across the country in the 1900s. By the 1920s, the Marx Brothers had become the most popular comedians on the Broadway stage, each with a characteristic costume and persona they combined to create antic and zany performances in a series of successful musical comedies. Groucho was known for his signature eyeglasses, greasepaint mustache and eyebrows, and irreverent wisecracks The brothers' films <i>The Coconauts</i>, <i>Animal Crackers</i>, <i>Monkey Business</i>, <i>Horse Feathers</i>, <i>Duck Soup</i>, and <i>A Night at the Opera</i> among others, were critical and popular successes. In his later years Groucho was a popular solo radio, television, and film performer, helming the quiz series <i>You Bet Your Life</i> from 1947-1961.
place: label: location where used
content: United States: California, Beverly Hills
topic: label: general subject association
content: Motion Pictures
label: Subject
content: Comedians
label: Subject
content: Comedy
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
label: Exhibition
content: Entertainment Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Julius H. Marx
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1987.0588.27
label: accession number
content: 1987.0588
label: catalog number
content: 1987.0588.27
objectType: label: Object Name
content: wig
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: modacrylic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 in; x 22.86 cm