The Groucho Letters
Subtitle: Letters from and to Groucho Marx
Edition: Reissue edition
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Published: August 14, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781416536031
Subjects: Comedy (Performing Arts); Individual Actors And Actresses; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Entertainment & Performing Arts - Comedians; Entertainment & Performing Arts - General; Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts; Letters
First sentence: My Favorite Picture Producer was at our house for dinner the other night and each year he eats progressively louder.
Description: Donated to the Library of Congress in the mid-1960s, Groucho Marx's correspondence was first crafted into this celebration of wit and wisdom in 1967. Reissued today with his original letters and humor intact, ''The Groucho Letters'' exposes one of the twentieth century's most beloved comedian's private insights into show biz, politics, business, and, of course, his illustrious personal life. Included are Marx''s conversations with such noted personalities as E. B. White, Fred Allen, Goodman Ace, Nunnally Johnson, James Thurber, Booth Tarkington, Alistair Cooke, Harry Truman, Irving Berlin, and S. J. Perelman.