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My Life with Groucho: A Son's Eye View

Arthur Marx looks back on his father, the comedian Groucho Marx, from the vantage point of a son who grew up with him. The memoir mixes personal recollections of home life with an outline of Groucho's long career on stage and screen. It also turns to the later years, a period marked by upheaval and unrest that tested the family.

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Marx writes with affection and candor, offering a view of a famous performer that is both intimate and humorous, as seen from the side of the household rather than the spotlight.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 309 pages

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