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Bader, Robert S.: Zeppo: The Reluctant Marx Brother
From the publisher: "Zeppo: The Reluctant Marx Brother gives a lively account of this checkered life and career. As Robert Bader recounts, Zeppo's lifelong addiction to gambling led him into relationships with several notorious organized crime figures. He would ultimately appear before grand juries more frequently than the camera. Socially, he mixed as easily with mobsters like Mickey Cohen as he did with movie stars like Clark Gable. He was certainly the only Marx Brother who saw the corpse of a friend in a newspaper crime scene photo. Comprehensively researched with the full cooperation of Zeppo's estate—including the first-ever interviews with his two sons — this is a remarkable look at the many lives of Zeppo Marx — even the ones he did his best to keep secret."

 

- Applause, Oct 2024, ISBN: 1 493 08796 7 (ISBN-13: 9781493087969)
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(Various): El universo de Los Hermanos Marx
A kind of Spanish "Marx Brothers Encyclopedia".
Description translated from Spanish: "A select group of critics and film scholars give their view of the Marx Brothers' career."
Authors include: Ramón Alfonso, David Felipe Arranz, Victor Arribas, Guillermo Balmori, Joan Bassa, Quim Casas, Luis Alberto de Cuenca, Ramón Freixas, Juan Carlos Laviana, Fernando R. Lafuente, Carlos Marañón, Miguel Marias, Alejandro Melero Salvador, Diego Moldes, Moisés Rodríguez, Oti Rodríguez Marchante, Adrián Sánchez, Gerardo Sánchez, Eduardo Torres-Dulce, Joaquín Vallet, Juan Carlos Vizcaíno

@Notorious Ediciones S.L. / @Madrid, ES / @2016 / @84 15606 40 0

- (español) Notorious Ediciones S.L., Madrid, ES, 2016, ISBN: 84 15606 40 0 (ISBN-13: 9788415606406)
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Adamson, Joe: Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Sometimes Zeppo: A Celebration of The Marx Brothers and a Satire on the Rest of the World
"... well researched and well written (and funny) ... his Marx Brothers tome is absolutely heads and tails the best I've read, and I've read 'em all." (WGW) / "Adamson has done a superb job here, not only breaking down each film to discuss its strong and weak points, but detailing the history of each, from conception through filming, with particular emphasis on the scriptwriting phase. Plenty of biographical material, too, and Adamson has taken pains to avoid reprinting popular misconceptions about everything from birth dates to practical jokes, sorting fact from fiction with detailed research and interviews with virtually everyone who worked with the Marxes and was still alive to talk about it. Most of all, Adamson's style is nearly as hilarious as the films themselves; the chapter on Horsefeathers belongs in some anthology on great American humor. Even the footnotes are amusing, one reviewer noted, correctly. " (Robert Rose)

@Simon and Schuster / Touchstone / @New York, NY / @1983 / @0 671 47072 8 @Simon and Schuster / @New York, NY / @1973a / @0 671 21458 6 @Simon and Schuster / Fireside / @New York, NY / @1987 / @0 671 47072 8 @Simon and Schuster / Touchstone / @New York, NY / @1974a / @0 671 21910 3 @Pocket Books / @New York, NY / @1976 / @0 671 80365 4 @Coronet Books, Hodder & Stoughton / @London, UK / @1974b / @0 340 18807 3 @Ερατω / @Greece / @1984 / @ @W.H. Allen / @London, UK / @1973b / @0 491 01160 1

- Simon and Schuster, New York, NY, 1973, ISBN: 0 671 21458 6 (ISBN-13: 9780671214586)
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- W.H. Allen, London, UK, 1973, ISBN: 0 491 01160 1 (ISBN-13: 9780491011600)
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- Simon and Schuster / Touchstone, New York, NY, 1974, ISBN: 0 671 21910 3 (ISBN-13: 9780671219109) / full-sized paperback
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- Coronet Books, Hodder & Stoughton, London, UK, 1974, ISBN: 0 340 18807 3 (ISBN-13: 9780340188071)
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- Pocket Books, New York, NY, 1976, ISBN: 0 671 80365 4 (ISBN-13: 9780671803650)
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- Simon and Schuster / Touchstone, New York, NY, 1983, ISBN: 0 671 47072 8 (ISBN-13: 9780671470722)
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- (greek) Ερατω, Greece, 1984
   titled: Η ιστορια των Αδελφων Μαρξ, translated by: Γιαννησ Τζωρτζησ / Most likely an abridged version. This book has significantly fewer pages than the original. It is also described as "adapted" not as "translated".

- Simon and Schuster / Fireside, New York, NY, 1987, ISBN: 0 671 47072 8 (ISBN-13: 9780671470722)
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Alion, Yves: Les Marx Brothers

@Edilig / @Paris, France / @1985 / @2 85601 091 1

- (français) Edilig, Paris, France, 1985, ISBN: 2 85601 091 1 (ISBN-13: 9782856010914)
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Anobile, Richard J.: Why a Duck?
"An attempt to present the team's film humor in book form, by combining transcripts of dialogue from classic Marx routines with frame blow-ups from the films themselves. A good idea at the time, but now rather obsolete, since videotapes of the films are widely available. Still worth picking up if you happen upon an inexpensive used copy, if only for Groucho's introduction (and for that matter, a well-written preface by Richard F. Shepard). " (Robert Rose)

@Edilig / @Paris, France / @1985 / @2 85601 091 1 @Studio Vista /  Cassell Illustrated / @London, UK / @1972c / @0 289 70285 2 @Studio Vista /  Cassell Illustrated / @London, UK / @1972c / @0 289 70285 2 @Plot Editiones / @Madrid, Spain / @2004 / @84 86702 15 1 @Avon Books / New York Graphic Society / @New York, NY / @1972b / @0 380 00452 6 @Plot Editiones / @Madrid, Spain / @1991 / @84 86702 15 1 @Darien House / Distr. by New York Graphic Society / @New York, NY / @1971a / @0 8212 0373 8 @Studio Vista / @London, UK / @1972 / @0 289 70279 8 @Studio Vista / @London, UK / @1985 / @0 289 70285 2

- Darien House / Distr. by New York Graphic Society, New York, NY, 1971, ISBN: 0 8212 0373 8 (ISBN-13: 9780821203736) / hardcover
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- Darien House / Distr. by Crown Publishers, New York, NY, 1971

- Studio Vista, London, UK, 1972, ISBN: 0 289 70279 8 (ISBN-13: 9780289702796) / hardcover
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- Avon Books, New York, NY, 1972, ISBN: 0 380 40774 4 (ISBN-13: 9780380407743) / (softbound), several reprints

- Avon Books / New York Graphic Society, New York, NY, 1972, ISBN: 0 380 00452 6 (ISBN-13: 9780380004522)
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- Studio Vista / Cassell Illustrated, London, UK, 1972, ISBN: 0 289 70285 2 (ISBN-13: 9780289702857) / (paperback), several reprints
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- Studio Vista, London, UK, 1985, ISBN: 0 289 70285 2 (ISBN-13: 9780289702857) / (paperback), same ISBN as earlier editions, new cover USA UK DE FR IT CA ES JP

- (español) Plot Editiones, Madrid, Spain, 1991, ISBN: 84 86702 15 1 (ISBN-13: 9788486702151)
   titled: Antología Marxista, translated by: Carlos Rodríguez Trueba
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- (español) Plot Editiones, Madrid, Spain, 2004, ISBN: 84 86702 15 1 (ISBN-13: 9788486702151)
   titled: Antología Marxista, translated by: Carlos Rodríguez Trueba
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Anobile, Richard J.: Hooray for Captain Spaulding! Verbal and Visual Gems from "Animal Crackers"
Blow-ups from the film with the dialogue next to the picture or in comic-strip bubbles

@Flare Books/Avon / @New York, NY / @1975a / @0 380 00458 5 @Darien House / Crown Publishers / @New York, NY / @1974 / @0 517 51683 7 @Michael Joseph / Darien House / @London, UK / @1975b / @0 7181 1343 8

- Darien House / Crown Publishers, New York, NY, 1974, ISBN: 0 517 51683 7 (ISBN-13: 9780517516836)
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- Flare Books/Avon, New York, NY, 1975, ISBN: 0 380 00458 5 (ISBN-13: 9780380004584)
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- Michael Joseph / Darien House, London, UK, 1975, ISBN: 0 7181 1343 8 (ISBN-13: 9780718113438)
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Anstey, Robert Graham: The Marx Brothers: their world, their movies, their lives, their humour and their legacy
published by the author's own publishing company

@West Coast Paradise Pub. / @Sardis, BC / @2002 / @1 896779 85 9

- West Coast Paradise Pub., Sardis, BC, 2002, ISBN: 1 896779 85 9 (ISBN-13: 9781896779850) USA UK DE FR IT CA ES JP

António, Lauro: Irmãos Marx

@Biblioteca Museu República e Resistência / @Lisboa / @2002 / @

- (português) Biblioteca Museu República e Resistência, Lisboa, 2002

Arce, Hector: Groucho
"A fairly accurate, unbiased, but not-too-bleak bio. Quite long, and well cited." (Wayne Wong) / "Probably the best thing about it is that it's not the usual puff piece that authorized biographies usually degenerate into. Arce says Groucho told him to "tell it all" and he's certainly done that. He's got some pretty harsh things to say about just about everybody including Groucho and even Minnie but it's clear that he never lost his affection and respect for his subject. If the book has a failing it's Arce's unfortunate tendency to wallow in pop psychology to explain motivations, particularly Groucho's sex life and attitude toward women in general." (John Benz Fentner)

@G.P. Putnam's Sons / Perigee / @New York, NY / @1980 / @0 399 50455 9 @G.P. Putnam's Sons / @New York, NY / @1979 / @0 399 12046 7

- G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY, 1979, ISBN: 0 399 12046 7 (ISBN-13: 9780399120466) / (hardcover)
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- G.P. Putnam's Sons / Perigee, New York, NY, 1980, ISBN: 0 399 50455 9 (ISBN-13: 9780399504556) / (paperback)
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Bader, Robert S.: Four of the Three Musketeers - The Marx Brothers on Stage
From the publisher: "Before film made them international comedy legends, the Marx Brothers developed their comic skills on stage for twenty-five years. In Four of the Three Musketeers: The Marx Brothers on Stage, Robert S. Bader offers the first comprehensive history of the foursome's hardscrabble early years honing their act in front of live audiences.
From Groucho's debut in 1905 to their final live performances of scenes from A Night in Casablanca in 1945, the brothers' stage career shows how their characters and routines evolved before their arrival in Hollywood. Four of the Three Musketeers draws on an unmatched array of sources, many not referenced elsewhere. Bader's detailed portrait of the struggling young actors both brings to vivid life a typical night on the road for the Marx Brothers and also illuminates the inner workings of the vaudeville business, especially during its peak in the 1920s.
As Bader traces the origins of the characters that would later come to be beloved by filmgoers, he also skillfully scrapes away the accretion of rumors and mythology perpetuated not only by fans and writers but by the Marx Brothers themselves. Revealing, vital, and entertaining, Four of the Three Musketeers will take its place as an essential reference for this iconic American act."

@Northwestern University Press / @Evanston, IL / @2016 / @0 8101 3416 0 @Northwestern University Press / @Evanston, IL / @2022-09 / @0 8101 4575 8

- Northwestern University Press, Evanston, IL, 2016, ISBN: 0 8101 3416 0 (ISBN-13: 9780810134164)
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- Northwestern University Press, Evanston, IL, Sep 2022, ISBN: 0 8101 4575 8 (ISBN-13: 9780810145757) / "[This] updated edition adds newly discovered performances [...] and additional information provided by descendants of long-departed vaudevillians mentioned in the book."
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Bader, Robert S.: (Zeppo Marx biography)

 

- , 2022 / (announced)

Bardés, César; Iglesias, Jaime; López, Jesús Antonio; Morán, Ernesto Pérez: Sopa de ganso. El libro del 90 aniversario
Published on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of "Duck Soup". Publisher's description: "The book analyzes the different aspects of the film: the actors and their characters, the director, the filming, the comic gags, the dialogues... All accompanied by a great photographic display"

@Notorious Ediciones / @ / @2024 / @84 18181 75 3

- (español) Notorious Ediciones, 2024, ISBN: 84 18181 75 3 (ISBN-13: 9788418181757)
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Bego, Mark: The Marx Brothers

@Pocket Essentials / @UK / @2001 / @1 903047 59 5

- Pocket Essentials, UK, 2001, ISBN: 1 903047 59 5 (ISBN-13: 9781903047590)
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- Pocket Essentials, 2009 / Kindle edition
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Benayoun, Robert: Les Freres Marx
Half of the book is a Marx Brothers biography. The other half contains translations of scenes from several movies.

@Éditions du Seuil / @France / @1991 / @2 02 012931 0 @Seghers / @Paris, France / @1979 / @0339-8757

- (français) Seghers, Paris, France, 1979, ISSN: 0339-8757

- (français) Éditions du Seuil, France, 1991, ISBN: 2 02 012931 0 (ISBN-13: 9782020129312)
   titled: Les Marx Brothers ont la parole / there are some minor changes compared to the 1979 edition
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- (français) Éditions du Seuil, France, 1991
   titled: Les Marx Brothers ont la parole / Kindle edition
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Bergan, Ronald: The Life and Times of the Marx Brothers

@The Green Wood Publishing Company / @London, UK / @1992 / @1 872532 08 X @Smithmark Publishers / Brompton Books Corp. / @New York, NY / @1992 / @0 8317 5806 6

- The Green Wood Publishing Company, London, UK, 1992, ISBN: 1 872532 08 X (ISBN-13: 9781872532080)
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- Smithmark Publishers / Brompton Books Corp., New York, NY, 1992, ISBN: 0 8317 5806 6 (ISBN-13: 9780831758066)
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Bertet, Paloma et al.: Groucho Marx (Personajes del siglo XX)
book in a series of biographies of personalities of the 20th century

@Ediciones Rueda / @Madrid, Spain / @2000 / @84 8447 034 2

- (español) Ediciones Rueda, Madrid, Spain, 2000, ISBN: 84 8447 034 2 (ISBN-13: 9788484470342)

Blount Jr., Roy: Hail, Hail, Euphoria!
"Presenting the Marx Brothers in Duck Soup, the Greatest War Movie Ever Made"
This book provides a lot of background information about the movie, the people involved and the time when it was made. My main criticism would be that this background information sometimes goes too far — I don't want any speculations why there are more movies with mice than with ducks. As the book goes along Blount stays more on topic and overall it is a good read. He has done his homework, although the book contains a few factual errors. It would have been nice to have bibliography and index.

@It Books / @ / @2010 / @0 06 180816 4 @It Books / @ / @2011 / @0 06 180817 2

- It Books, 2010, ISBN: 0 06 180816 4 (ISBN-13: 9780061808166)
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- Harper Collins, Inc., 2010 / Kindle Download
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- It Books, 2011, ISBN: 0 06 180817 2 (ISBN-13: 9780061808173) / paperback
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Born, Simon: Die Marx Brothers und die Commedia dell'arte

@Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft / @Baden-Baden, Germany / @2019 / @3 8487 5012 0

- (deutsch) Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden, Germany, 2019, ISBN: 3 8487 5012 0 (ISBN-13: 9783848750122)
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Brown, David: The World According to Groucho Marx
A Groucho/Marx Brothers biography interspersed with quotes. The appendix is a collection of quotes, but not all of them sound like Groucho's. No sources are given for any of the quotes.

@Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft / @Baden-Baden, Germany / @2019 / @3 8487 5012 0 @Michael O'Mara / @ / @2002 / @1 85479 130 3 @Robinbook - Coña Fina / @Spain / @2017 / @84 79 27714 9 @东方出版社 / @China / @2007 / @7 506 02567 1 @Robinbook / @Argentina / @2002 / @987 218 672 3

- Michael O'Mara, 2002, ISBN: 1 85479 130 3 (ISBN-13: 9781854791306)
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- (español) Robinbook, Argentina, 2002, ISBN: 987 218 672 3 (ISBN-13: 9789872186722)
   titled: El mundo según Groucho Marx
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- (chinese) 东方出版社, China, 2007, ISBN: 7 506 02567 1 (ISBN-13: 9787506025676)
   titled: 格罗齐·马克思的幽默世界, translated by: 阙建华 董利晓

- (español) Robinbook - Coña Fina, Spain, 2017, ISBN: 84 79 27714 9 (ISBN-13: 9788479277147)
   titled: El mundo según Groucho Marx
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Chandler, Charlotte: Hello, I Must be Going: Groucho and his Friends
"... the book would have been a better (and more truthful) story if Chandler had waited a few years to tell it (once she fell out of Erin's graces)" (teej)

@Abacus Books / @ / @1994, 1995 / @0 349 10636 3 @Doubleday & Co. / @Garden City, NY / @1978 / @0 385 12444 9 @Penguin Books / @Harmondsworth, UK / New York, NY / @1979a / @0 14 005222 4 @Sphere Books / @London, UK / @1980 / @0 7221 2246 2 @Rogner & Bernhard / @München, Germany / @1989 / @3 8077 0200 8 @Rogner & Bernhard / @München, Germany / @1989 / @3 8077 0200 8 @Tusquets Editores / @Barcelona, Spain / @1983 / @84 7223 207 7 @Rogner & Bernhard / @München, Germany / @1984 / @3 8077 0200 8 @Heyne / @München, Germany / @1995 / @3 453 09403 4 @Tusquets Editores / @Barcelona, Spain / @1997 / @84 8310 529 2 @Heyne / @München, Germany / @1988 / @3 453 00815 4 @Simon & Schuster / @ / @2007 / @1 416 54422 4 @Simon & Schuster / @UK / @2007 / @1 847 39104 4 @Robson Books / @London, UK / @1979b / @0 86051 059 X @Carol Publishing Group/Citadel Press / @Seacaucus, NJ / @1992 / @0 8065 1346 2

- Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1978, ISBN: 0 385 12444 9 (ISBN-13: 9780385124447)
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- Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, UK / New York, NY, 1979, ISBN: 0 14 005222 4 (ISBN-13: 9780140052220)
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- Robson Books, London, UK, 1979, ISBN: 0 86051 059 X (ISBN-13: 9780860510598)

- Sphere Books, London, UK, 1980, ISBN: 0 7221 2246 2 (ISBN-13: 9780722122464) / reprints 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988
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- (español) Tusquets Editores, Barcelona, Spain, 1983, ISBN: 84 7223 207 7 (ISBN-13: 9788472232075)
   titled: ¡Hola y adios! Groucho y sus amigos, translated by: Cohen, Marcelo
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- (deutsch) Rogner & Bernhard, München, Germany, 1984, ISBN: 3 8077 0200 8 (ISBN-13: 9783807702001)
   titled: Groucho und seine Freunde, translated by: Benjamin Schwarz, Oliver Stephan / (hardcover)
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- (deutsch) Heyne, München, Germany, 1988, ISBN: 3 453 00815 4 (ISBN-13: 9783453008151)
   titled: Groucho der Chef der Marx Brothers / paperback
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- (deutsch) Rogner & Bernhard, München, Germany, 1989, ISBN: 3 8077 0200 8 (ISBN-13: 9783807702001)
   titled: Groucho und seine Freunde, translated by: Benjamin Schwarz, Oliver Stephan / (hardcover)
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- Carol Publishing Group/Citadel Press, Seacaucus, NJ, 1992, ISBN: 0 8065 1346 2 (ISBN-13: 9780806513461)
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- (français) Ergo Presse, France, 1992, ISBN: 2 7395 0048 3 (ISBN-13: 9782739500488)
   titled: Groucho et ses amis

- Abacus Books, 1994, 1995, ISBN: 0 349 10636 3 (ISBN-13: 9780349106366)
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- (deutsch) Heyne, München, Germany, 1995, ISBN: 3 453 09403 4 (ISBN-13: 9783453094031)
   titled: Groucho der Chef der Marx Brothers
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- (español) Tusquets Editores, Barcelona, Spain, 1997, ISBN: 84 8310 529 2 (ISBN-13: 9788483105290)
   titled: ¡Hola y adios! Groucho y sus amigos, translated by: Cohen, Marcelo
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- Simon & Schuster, 2007, ISBN: 1 416 54422 4 (ISBN-13: 9781416544227) / revised edition
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- Simon & Schuster, UK, 2007, ISBN: 1 847 39104 4 (ISBN-13: 9781847391049)
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- Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc, 2011 / Kindle download
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Charney, Maurice: The Comic World of the Marx Brothers' Movies: Anything Further Father?
The publisher advertises this book as "filling an academic void", but others have been there before. The most part of the book is taken up by giving synopsis of the movies. The author is looking at 15(!) Marx Brothers movies by including "Copacabana" and "Double Dynamite". He claims to have not been able to get a copy of "A Girl in Every Port", which is easily available outside the US. There are a few factual errors and typos and a lot of facts are repeated and some seem irrelevant. In general the author doesn't seems to be really interested in the Marx Brothers and the book doesn't add anything to an academic look at their work.

@Fairleigh Dickinson University Press / @Madison, NJ / @2007-09 / @0 8386 4124 5

- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, Madison, NJ, Sep 2007, ISBN: 0 8386 4124 5 (ISBN-13: 9780838641248)
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Collier, Kevin Scott: The Marx Brothers Love Happy Confidential
A compilation of news articles, reviews and pictures

@Print on demand / @ / @2017 / @1 979876 68 1

- Print on demand, 2017, ISBN: 1 979876 68 1 (ISBN-13: 9781979876681)
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Coniam, Matthew: The Annotated Marx Brothers - A Filmgoer's Guide to In-Jokes, Obscure References and Sly Details
There are lots of scenes in the movies which we nowadays cannot fully understand because they refer to people or events who were well known at the time of filming. Matthew has put together a great collection of material which helps us to understand what is really going on.

@<a href='https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-annotated-marx-brothers/' target='_blank'>McFarland & Co</a> / @Jefferson, NC / @2015 / @0 7864 9705 X

- McFarland & Co, Jefferson, NC, 2015, ISBN: 0 7864 9705 X (ISBN-13: 9780786497058)
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- McFarland & Co, Jefferson, NC, 2015 / Kindle edition
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Coniam, Matthew: That's Me, Groucho!
The Solo Career of Groucho Marx

@<a href='https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/thats-me-groucho/' target='_blank'>McFarland & Co</a> / @Jefferson, NC / @2016 / @1 476 66373 4

- McFarland & Co, Jefferson, NC, 2016, ISBN: 1 476 66373 4 (ISBN-13: 9781476663739)
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- McFarland & Co, Jefferson, NC, 2016 / Kindle edition
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Crichton, Kyle Samuel: The Marx Brothers

@Doubleday & Co. / @Garden City, NJ / @1950 / @ @William Heinemann Ltd. / @London, UK / @1951 / @ @Popular Library / @New York, NY / @1952 / @ @Omnibook magazine / @ / @1950-09 / @

- Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NJ, 1950

- Omnibook magazine, Sep 1950 / abridged version, together with Ruth Chatterton: "Homeward Borne" and Lloyd Lewis: "Captain Sam Grant"

- William Heinemann Ltd., London, UK, 1951

- Popular Library, New York, NY, 1952 / abridged paperback

Deschamps, Hélène; Muizon, Mathieu de : Les Marx Brothers : Les indomptables du cinéma
A biography written for children

@Editions À dos d'âne / @Paris, France / @2015 / @2 919372 38 6

- (français) Editions À dos d'âne, Paris, France, 2015, ISBN: 2 919372 38 6 (ISBN-13: 9782919372386)
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Diamond, Noah: Gimme a Thrill
The Story of "I'll Say She Is", the lost Marx Brothers musical, and how it was found

@BearManor Media / @Albany, GA / @2016 / @1 59393 933 7

- BearManor Media, Albany, GA, 2016, ISBN: 1 59393 933 7 (ISBN-13: 9781593939335) / softcover
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- BearManor Media, Albany, GA, 2016, ISBN: 1 59393 934 5 (ISBN-13: 9781593939342) / hardcover
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- BearManor Media, Albany, GA, 2016 / Kindle edition
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Durgnat, Raymond: The Marx Brothers
Booklet for a retrospective at the Austrian Film Museum with an essay, filmography and film stills. Translation from a manuscript in English, but it is unclear if the English version was also published.

@Österreichisches Filmmuseum / @Wien, Austria / @1966 / @

- (deutsch) Österreichisches Filmmuseum, Wien, Austria, 1966

Dwan, Robert: As long as they're laughing: Groucho Marx and You Bet Your Life
Publisher's Note: Robert Dwan (Director of You Bet Your Life), reminisces about You Bet Your Life and remarkable host Groucho Marx.

@Midnight Marquee Press, Inc. / @Baltimore, MD / @2000 / @1 887664 36 X @Midnight Marquee Press, Inc. / @Baltimore, MD / @2000 / @1 887664 66 1

- Midnight Marquee Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 2000, ISBN: 1 887664 36 X (ISBN-13: 9781887664363)
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- Midnight Marquee Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 2000, ISBN: 1 887664 66 1 (ISBN-13: 9781887664660)
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Eyles, Allen: The Marx Brothers: Their World of Comedy
This was first published in a small paperback in 1966 and only three years later as a hardcover. / "A careful analysis of each of the Marx films; very comprehensive; almost too much so, in fact nowhere near as fun a read as Adamson, and focused almost entirely on what we see on screen rather than how it came to be. On the other hand, it does a very good job of considering the Marx film canon as a whole, drawing comparisons and showing parallels between the various films, rather than taking Adamson's approach of breaking things down into scenes. A good contrast, and worth having." (Robert Rose)

@Paperback Library (A Kinney Service Co) / @New York, NY / @1971, 1973 / @ @A.S. Barnes and Co. / A. Zwemmer Ltd. / @New York, NY / London, UK / @1969b / @0 302 00232 4 @A.S. Barnes and Co. / @South Brunswick, NJ / @1969a, 1974 / @0 498 01447 9 @A. Zwemmer Ltd./ A.S. Barnes and Co. printed by Tantivy Press / @London, UK / NJ / @1966 / @ @Warner Paperback Library / @ / @1974a, 1975 / @0 446 78865 1

- A. Zwemmer Ltd./ A.S. Barnes and Co. printed by Tantivy Press, London, UK / NJ, 1966 / (paperback)

- A.S. Barnes and Co., South Brunswick, NJ, 1969a, 1974, ISBN: 0 498 01447 9 (ISBN-13: 9780498014475) / (hardcover)
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- A.S. Barnes and Co. / A. Zwemmer Ltd., New York, NY / London, UK, 1969, ISBN: 0 302 00232 4 (ISBN-13: 9780302002322) / (paperback) USA UK DE FR IT CA ES JP

- Paperback Library (A Kinney Service Co), New York, NY, 1971, 1973 / 66-587, #6 in "International Film Guide Series"

- Warner Paperback Library, 1974a, 1975, ISBN: 0 446 78865 1 (ISBN-13: 9780446788656)
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- Oak Tree Publications / Tantivy Press, 1974, ISBN: 0 498 07420 X (ISBN-13: 9780498074202)
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- Grand Central Publishing, 1975, ISBN: 0 446 66587 8 (ISBN-13: 9780446665872)
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Eyles, Allen: The Complete Films of The Marx Bros.

@Carol Publishing Group / Citadel Press / @New York, NY / @1992 / @0 8065 1301 2 @Odín Ediciones / @Spain / @1994 / @84 493 0002 9

- Carol Publishing Group / Citadel Press, New York, NY, 1992, ISBN: 0 8065 1301 2 (ISBN-13: 9780806513010)
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- (español) Odín Ediciones, Spain, 1994, ISBN: 84 493 0002 9 (ISBN-13: 9788449300028)
   titled: Todas las Peliculas de los Hermanos Marx, translated by: Eduardo Iriarte, Josetxo Cerdán

Fix , Charlene: Harpo Marx as Trickster
From the publisher's website: "The author invites readers to spend time in the pleasure of Harpo's cinematic company while comparing him to tricksters from folklore, myth and legend. The book demonstrates how Harpo, the sweetest, wildest, most magical Marx brother, accomplishes the archetypal trickster's work. Thirteen chapters examine Harpo's trickster persona closely in each of the Marx Brothers' films"

@<a href='https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/harpo-marx-as-trickster/' target='_blank'>McFarland & Co</a> / @Jefferson, NC / @2013 / @0 786 47147 6

- McFarland & Co, Jefferson, NC, 2013, ISBN: 0 786 47147 6 (ISBN-13: 9780786471478)
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- McFarland & Co, Jefferson, NC, 2013 / Kindle Edition
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Folio Society (ed.): The Best of the Marx Brothers
This is a collection of previouly published material. It contains excerpts from:
Harpo Speaks - About New York
Groucho Harpo Chico and Sometimes Zeppo
The Essential Groucho
The Groucho Phile
Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
A Day at the Races
A Night at the Opera
Groucho and Me
The Groucho Letters
Harpo Speaks!

@Folio Society / @London, UK / @2007 / @

- Folio Society, London, UK, 2007 / website

Frank, Josh; Heidecker, Tim; Pertega, Manuela (Illustrator) : Giraffes on Horseback Salad: Salvador Dali, the Marx Brothers, and the Greatest Movie Never Made
From Amazon: "It sounds like fan fiction, but it's true: modern art icon Salvador Dali struck up a friendship with chaotic pantomimer Harpo Marx, which led to a proposed film, Giraffes on Horseback Salad. Rejected by MGM studios, the script was thought lost forever[sic]. But author Josh Frank found it, and with comedian and writer Tim Heidecker (Tim and Eric; Tim & Eric's Zone Theory) and Spanish artist and comics creator Manuela Pertega, he's recreated the film that Dali and the Marx Brothers would have made...as a graphic novel that presents the story in all its full-color, fully cinematic, fully surreal glory."

@Quirk Books  / @ / @2019-03 / @1 5947 4923 X @Nouveau Monde Éditions / @Paris, FR / @2021 / @2 369 43842 8

- Quirk Books , Mar 2019, ISBN: 1 5947 4923 X (ISBN-13: 9781594749230)
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- Quirk Books , Mar 2019 / Kindle edition
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- (français) Nouveau Monde Éditions, Paris, FR, 2021, ISBN: 2 369 43842 8 (ISBN-13: 9782369438427)
   titled: La Femme Surréaliste
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Freixas, Ramón; Bassa Joan: 2001 Una Odisea Del Espacio - Sopa De Ganso
Book in a series called "Double Features"

@Libros Dirigido / @ / @1994 / @84 872 7013 1 @Libros Dirigido / @ / @1994 / @84 872 7013 1

- (español) Libros Dirigido, 1994, ISBN: 84 872 7013 1 (ISBN-13: 9788487270130)

Gardner, Martin Allen: The Marx Brothers: An Investigation of Their Films as Satirical Social Criticism

@<a href='https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-marx-brothers-as-social-critics/' target='_blank'>McFarland & Co</a> / @Jefferson, NC / @2009 / @0 7864 3942 4 @McFarland & Co / @Jefferson, NC / @2009 / @

- New York University, Ph.D. diss., 1970

- University Microfilm No. 7026419, Ann Arbor, MI, 1970

- McFarland & Co, Jefferson, NC, 2009, ISBN: 0 7864 3942 4 (ISBN-13: 9780786439423) / titled "The Marx Brothers as Social Critics", this is an extended edition of the original Ph.D. thesis
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- McFarland & Co, Jefferson, NC, 2009 / Kindle Download
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Gehring, Wes D.: The Marx Brothers (A bio-bibliography)

@Greenwood Press / @Westport, CT / @1987 / @0 313 24547 9

- Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 1987, ISBN: 0 313 24547 9 (ISBN-13: 9780313245473)
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- Greenwood Press, 1987 / Kindle Download
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Gehring, Wes D.: Groucho Marx and W.C.Fields: Huckster Comedians
Gehring compares these two comedians by their lifes, the characters they played and their films

@University Press of Mississippi / @Jackson / @1994 / @0 87805 724 2

- University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, 1994, ISBN: 0 87805 724 2 (ISBN-13: 9780878057245) / (hardcover)
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- University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, 1994, ISBN: 0 87805 725 0 (ISBN-13: 9780878057252) / (paperback)
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Greenwood Publishing: The Marx Brothers (a book of 30 Postcards)
Film stills and portraits

@The Green Wood Publishing Company / @London, UK / @1992 / @1 872532 76 4

- The Green Wood Publishing Company, London, UK, 1992, ISBN: 1 872532 76 4 (ISBN-13: 9781872532769)

Hahn, Matthew: The Animated Marx Brothers
From the publisher's website: "To many people, The Marx Brothers always seemed cartoonish. Small wonder that film animators [...] caricatured them in countless animated appearances in theatrical cartoons. Their animated likenesses have since been wisecracking in television cartoons, direct-to-video movies, fan films, commercials, flip books, avatars, emoji, a slot machine, and two TV pilots so rare they were once thought not to exist.
[...] Matthew Hahn's search for every animated appearance of a Marx brother has trailed longer than Groucho's coattails. His discoveries include the backstories of the studios, moviemakers, and stars, rare test drawings from the Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery, abandoned projects, connections, coincidences, and apocrypha."

@BearManor Media / @Albany, GA / @2017 / @1 62933 225 9

- BearManor Media, Albany, GA, 2017, ISBN: 1 62933 224 0 (ISBN-13: 9781629332246) / (paperback) USA UK DE FR IT CA ES JP

- BearManor Media, Albany, GA, 2017, ISBN: 1 62933 225 9 (ISBN-13: 9781629332253) / (hardcover)
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- BearManor Media, Albany, GA, 2017 / (Kindle edition)
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Hoberman, J.: Duck Soup (BFI Film Classics)
From the publisher: "Hoberman's analysis provides a historical and political context as well as an in-depth production history, drawing on primary sources and emphasizing director McCarey's prior work along with the Marx Brothers as well as the situation at Paramount, a substantial synopsis, and an account of the movie's initial reception, concluding with its subsequent elevation to comic masterpiece."
"Hoberman provides a lot of background information. This book may not be for the uninitiated, but for any Marx Brothers fan this is a good read." (ST)

@British Film Institute (<a href='https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/duck-soup-9781839022258/' target='_blank'>Bloomsbury</a>) / @London, UK / @2021 / @1 8390 2225 6

- British Film Institute (Bloomsbury), London, UK, 2021, ISBN: 1 8390 2225 6 (ISBN-13: 9781839022258)
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Hobsch, Manfred: Film ab: Die Marx Brothers

@Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf / @Berlin, Germany / @2001 / @3 89602 359 4

- (deutsch) Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin, Germany, 2001, ISBN: 3 89602 359 4 (ISBN-13: 9783896023599)
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Hopkins, Jay (ed.): Re: Marx
Magazine of the Marx Brotherhood (founded 1976)

 

- , St. Paul, MN

Hoppe, Ulrich: Die Marx Brothers
A (quite incomplete) biography, but has a well researched part about the Brothers German roots. Tries to write in a funny language, but it doesn't always work out well.

@Wilhelm Heyne Verlag / @München, Germany / @1985 / @3 453 86077 2

- (deutsch) Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München, Germany, 1985, ISBN: 3 453 86077 2 (ISBN-13: 9783453860773)
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Kamphausen, Heiner: Zur Komik der Marx Brothers in ihren frühen Filmen (Paramount 1929 - 1933)
Masters Thesis

 

- (deutsch) Universität Marburg, 1994 / Diplomarbeit

Kanfer, Stefan: Groucho: The Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx

@Knopf / @ / @2000 / @0 375 40218 7 @Vintage Books / @ / @2000 / @0 375 70207 5 @Penguin Books / @ / @2001 / @0 14 029426 0 @RBA Libros / @Barcelona, Spain / @2001 / @84 7901 726 0 @RBA Libros, S.A. / @ / @2001 / @84 7871 038 8 @Columna Edicions, Llibres i Comunicació / @Barcelona, Spain / @2001 / @84 664 0047 8 @RBA Libros, S.A. / @ / @2006 / @84 7871 527 4 @Allen Lane, The Penguin Press / @ / @2000 / @0 7139 9469 X

- Allen Lane, The Penguin Press, 2000, ISBN: 0 7139 9469 X (ISBN-13: 9780713994698)
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- Knopf, 2000, ISBN: 0 375 40218 7 (ISBN-13: 9780375402180) / (hardback)
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- Vintage Books, 2000, ISBN: 0 375 70207 5 (ISBN-13: 9780375702075) / (paperback)
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- Penguin Books, 2001, ISBN: 0 14 029426 0 (ISBN-13: 9780140294262)
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- (catalan) Columna Edicions, Llibres i Comunicació, Barcelona, Spain, 2001, ISBN: 84 664 0047 8 (ISBN-13: 9788466400473)
   titled: Groucho: la vida i l'època de Julius H. Marx, translated by: Marcel Farran
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- (español) RBA Libros, Barcelona, Spain, 2001, ISBN: 84 7901 726 0 (ISBN-13: 9788479017262)
   titled: Groucho, una biografía, translated by: María de Calonje
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- (español) RBA Libros, S.A., 2001, ISBN: 84 7871 038 8 (ISBN-13: 9788478710386)
   titled: Groucho, una biografía
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- (español) RBA Libros, S.A., 2006, ISBN: 84 7871 527 4 (ISBN-13: 9788478715275)
   titled: Groucho, una biografía
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Keesey, Douglas: Marx Brothers
Movie Icons Series.
Apart from a short introductory note and a basic chronology and filmography, the main part of this book is a "Filmography in Pictures" with notes on the pictures and quotes from the movies or by people working on them. There are loads of film stills and promotional pictures, a few of which I cannot remember seeing anywhere else before.

@Taschen / @Germany / @2007 / @3 8228 2219 1

- Taschen, Germany, 2007, ISBN: 3 8228 2219 1 (ISBN-13: 9783822822197) / flexicover (flexible hardcover)
(publisher's website)
Texts in English, German and French

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- Taschen, 2007, ISBN: 3 8228 2018 0 (ISBN-13: 9783822820186)
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Kinske, Daniel (ed.): Art Ducko: An Illustrated History of the Marx Brothers, Vol. I
Originally announced for 2014, this book was finally published in 2018. It includes many illustrations and cartoons of the Marx Brothers from their lives and movies up to "Duck Soup".

@Peasie Weasie Press / <a href='https://artduckobooko.com' target='_blank'>artduckobooko.com</a> / @Los Angeles, CA / @2018 / @0 9994711 3 9

- Fantagraphics Books, 2014 / announced, but not published

- Peasie Weasie Press / artduckobooko.com, Los Angeles, CA, 2018, ISBN: 0 9994711 3 9 (ISBN-13: 9780999471135)

Knecht Chantal: Les Marx Brothers par eux-mêmes
Jean-Loup Chiflet (Préface)
It's a little bit like an encyclopedia. Topics are looked at in alphabetical order, but contain mainly excerpts (in French) from "Harpo Speaks", "The Groucho Letters", "Les Marx Brothers ont la parole" and "Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales",
Excerpt from the tables of contents:

@Robert Laffont / @Paris, France / @2020 / @2 221 24639 X

- (français) Robert Laffont, Paris, France, 2020, ISBN: 2 221 24639 X (ISBN-13: 9782221246399)
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Koestenbaum, Wayne: The Anatomy of Harpo Marx
Described on the publisher's website as "a luxuriant, detailed play-by-play account of Harpo Marx's physical movements as captured on screen". The author gives the best description of his book himself: "I will not seek [Bill Marx] out, lest he say: 'keep your fantasies away from my father's image'." This really sums it up. The book looks at Harpo's gestures and expressions and over-analyses them. Koestenbaum shows off his knowledge of 20th century philosophy, but I don't think you can learn anything about Harpo. This review comes to a similar conclusion. WGW writes: "Koestenbaum is hermetically sealed in his own mind - as if he couldn't care less whether his readers have any clue what he's talking about. Worst of all is that Kostenbaum clearly has a brilliant mind, and a gift for language. This book, however, really should not exist anywhere but on his own computer's hard drive, where he can use it to get himself off whenever he needs to. I wish he had left the rest of the world out of it."

@University of California Press / @Berkeley, CA / @2012 / @0 520 26900 4

- University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 2012, ISBN: 0 520 26900 4 (ISBN-13: 9780520269002) / (hardcover)
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- University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 2012, ISBN: 0 520 26901 2 (ISBN-13: 9780520269019) / (paperback)
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Liethen, Anne-Marie: Die Marx Brothers im Krieg. Eine Analyse von "Duck Soup"
Analysis of "Duck Soup". University assignment

@self-published / @ / @2022 / @3 346 75376 X

- (deutsch) self-published, 2022, ISBN: 3 346 75376 X (ISBN-13: 9783346753762)
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- (deutsch) self-published, 2022 (ISBN-13: 9783346753755) / e-book

Louvish, Simon: Monkey Business - The Lives and Legends of the Marx Brothers

@St Martins Press / @ / @2000 / @0 312 25292 7 @T & B Editores / @Madrid, Spain / @2000 / @84 95602 03 2 @T & B Editores / @Madrid, Spain / @2001 / @84 95602 01 6 @T & B Editores / @Madrid, Spain / @2010 / @8 492626 77 1 @Interlink Pub Group / @ / @2018 / @1 56656 033 0 @Faber and Faber / @London, UK / @1999 / @0 571 19350 1 @St. Martins / Griffin Trade Paperback / @ / @2001 / @0 312 28382 2

- Faber and Faber, London, UK, 1999, ISBN: 0 571 19350 1 (ISBN-13: 9780571193509)
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- St Martins Press, 2000, ISBN: 0 312 25292 7 (ISBN-13: 9780312252922) / hardback
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- (español) T & B Editores, Madrid, Spain, 2000, ISBN: 84 95602 03 2 (ISBN-13: 9788495602039)
   titled: Monkey Business. La Vida y Leyenda de los Hermanos Marx, translated by: Mónica Rubio Fernández USA UK DE FR IT CA ES JP

- (español) T & B Editores, Madrid, Spain, 2001, ISBN: 84 95602 01 6 (ISBN-13: 9788495602015)
   titled: Monkey Business. La Vida y Leyenda de los Hermanos Marx, translated by: Mónica Rubio Fernández

- St. Martins / Griffin Trade Paperback, 2001, ISBN: 0 312 28382 2 (ISBN-13: 9780312283827)
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- (español) T & B Editores, Madrid, Spain, 2010, ISBN: 8 492626 77 1 (ISBN-13: 9788492626779)
   titled: Monkey Business. La Vida y Leyenda de los Hermanos Marx, translated by: Mónica Rubio Fernández USA UK DE FR IT CA ES JP

- Interlink Pub Group, 2018, ISBN: 1 56656 033 0 (ISBN-13: 9781566560337) / part of the "Louvish Hollywood Biographies" series
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Louvish, Simon: Coffee with Groucho
Foreword by Frank Ferrante

@Duncan Baird / @ / @2007 / @1 84483 515 4

- Duncan Baird, 2007, ISBN: 1 84483 515 4 (ISBN-13: 9781844835157) / US edition
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- Duncan Baird, 2007, ISBN: 1 84483 469 7 (ISBN-13: 9781844834693) / UK edition
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Malmkjær, Poul: Groucho Marx: Marx for viderekomne
"A chronical of Groucho's radio and TV career. The title translates as 'Marx for Experts' " TFG. This book has 72 numbered pages, but the text continues on the inside back cover. That text was missed in the second printing.

@Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck / @Denmark / @1985 / @87 17 05341 2

- (dansk) Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck, Denmark, 1985, ISBN: 87 17 05341 2 (ISBN-13: 9788717053410)

Marsh, Carole: Marx Brothers: The Colorful Comedy Team
1000 Readers series, for school children aged 7-12

@Gallopade International / @Peachtree City, GA / @2005 / @0 635 02650 3

- Gallopade International, Peachtree City, GA, 2005, ISBN: 0 635 02650 3 (ISBN-13: 9780635026507)
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Martello, Luca: Groucho e i suoi fratelli
La vita e l'arte dei Marx Bros.

@Alberto Castelvecchi Editore Srl  / @ / @2010 / @88 7615 367 5 @Alberto Castelvecchi Editore Srl  / @ / @2017 / @

- (italiano) Alberto Castelvecchi Editore Srl , 2010, ISBN: 88 7615 367 5 (ISBN-13: 9788876153679)
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- (italiano) Alberto Castelvecchi Editore Srl , 2017 / (Kindle e-book)
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Martini, Andrea: I Marx

@Il Castoro Cinema (magazine), La Nuova Italia / @Firenze, Italy / @1980, Jul/Aug / @ @l'Unita / @ / @1995b / @ @Il castoro cinema / @ / @1995a / @88 8033 048 9

- (italiano) Il Castoro Cinema (magazine), La Nuova Italia, Firenze, Italy, 1980, Jul/Aug

- (italiano) Il castoro cinema, 1995, ISBN: 88 8033 048 9 (ISBN-13: 9788880330486)
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- (italiano) l'Unita, 1995 / Supplement to l'Unita no. 147, 28 Jun 1995

Metzner, Holger: Say, am I stewed or did a grapefruit just flew by?
(Untertitel/secondary title) Die Komik der Marx Brothers zwischen Unterhaltung und Avantgarde
Abstract: "Eine hermeneutische Analyse einer der erfolgreichsten und gleichzeitig avantgardistischsten Comedy-Gruppen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Die Marx-Brothers haben nicht nur ein Millionenpublikum unter einfachen amerikanischen Arbeitern gefunden, sondern auch Impulse für die bildende und darstellende Kunst Europas gegeben. Die Ursache dieses Erfolges liegt wesentlich in ihrer Verwurzelung in den großen Krisen und Umbrüchen ihrer Zeit.
Die vorliegende Arbeit verfolgt den Zusammenhang zwischen komischem Ausdruck und lebensweltlicher Realität. Groucho, Harpo und Chico - als festgelegte komische Figuren entstammen sie einer uralten Komödientradition. Dabei präsentieren alle drei eine jeweils verschiedene Lachkultur. Im Vergleich dieser historischen Vorbilder mit der Realisierung durch die Marx-Brothers in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts werden die Abgründe, Absurditäten und Neurosen einer kapitalistischen Gesellschaft deutlich, die unserer eigenen Zeit in ihrer Schnellebigkeit, Dynamik und Aggressivität sehr nahe ist."

 

- (deutsch) Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Leipzig, Germany, 2000, ISBN: 3 838659 66 X (ISBN-13: 9783838659664) / MA Thesis / Diplomarbeit
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Mills, Joseph (ed.): A Century of the Marx Brothers
"Most scholarly work on the Marx Brothers has focused on biographical aspects of their careers and lives; "A Century of the Marx Brothers" suggests a myriad of other useful approaches to their film and stage productions. The collection's eleven essays examine the Marx Brothers' work from a number of critical perspectives ranging from reader-response theory to film semiotics. The contributors include international scholars in a variety of fields, such as literature, cultural studies, performance studies, and film history." (Publisher's information)
Articles include:
- Joseph Mills: "The Faces of Twentieth Century Comedy"
- Matthew Daube: "The Case of Rabbi Cantor vs. Roscoe W. Chandler: The Marx Brothers' Ethnic Construction of Character"
- Renata Jackson: "Who's Your Dada? The Marx Brothers at Paramount"
- Dean Wilcox: "Surrealistic Heroes: The Marx Brothers and the European Avant-Garde"
- Thomas Grochowski: "Horse Feathers, Monkey Business, and Lion Taming: The Marxes in Transition"
- Eric Sterling: "The Marx Brothers and the Satire of the Upper Class"
- Matthew Turner: "Signs, Slapstick, and Silence: The Transformation of Semiotic Meaning in the Comedy of Harpo Marx"
- Christopher Kelen: "Nation, Anthem, Irony in the Figure of Rufus Firefly"
- Lance Duerfahrd: "The Extras to the Extraordinary: The Other Characters in the Marx Brothers Film"
- Marc DiPaolo: "'Italians' Know Nothing of Love: The Marx Brothers as Guardian Angels for Young Couples in Jeopardy"
- Joseph Alvarez: "Woody Allen: A Red-Headed Marx Brothers Stepchild?"
- Zoe Brigley: "The Big Grey Ir-Elephant: The Play of Language in the Marx Brothers' Scripts and in Charles Bernstein's L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E Poetry"

@Cambridge Scholars Publishing / @Newcastle upon Tyne, UK / @2007 / @1 84718 240 2

- Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 2007, ISBN: 1 84718 240 2 (ISBN-13: 9781847182401)
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Mitchell, Glenn: The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia
All kind of facts about the Marx Brothers in encyclopedic form. Keywords include people and films but also (for example) "Lawyers", "Waxworks" or "Boats" / "It's a dip and browse kinda book Very well researched with a wealth of material on the lesser known characters in the Marx Saga." (John Benz Fentner)

@Batsford / @London, UK / @1996 / @0 7134 7838 1 @Reynolds and Hearn / @Richmond, Surrey, UK / @2003 / @1 903111 49 8 @Titan Books / @ / @2012 / @0 8576 8778 6

- Batsford, London, UK, 1996, ISBN: 0 7134 7838 1 (ISBN-13: 9780713478389) / (paperback)
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- Reynolds and Hearn, Richmond, Surrey, UK, 2003, ISBN: 1 903111 49 8 (ISBN-13: 9781903111499) / (paperback) revised and expanded edition
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- Reynolds and Hearn, Richmond, Surrey, UK, 2006, ISBN: 1 90528 711 9 (ISBN-13: 9781905287116) / (hardcover), added to the title: "The Definitive A-Z", foreword by Leonard Maltin
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- Reynolds and Hearn, Richmond, Surrey, UK, 2008, ISBN: 1 90528 781 X (ISBN-13: 9781905287819) / (paperback) (yet another "revised" edition of this book)
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- Titan Books, 2012, ISBN: 0 8576 8778 6 (ISBN-13: 9780857687784)
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N.N.: Une nuit à l'Opéra, un film de Sam Wood
This is a French movie magazine. It includes articles about the Brothers and about Sam Wood by Yves Alion, Christopher Capacci and Laurent Aknin. It also has a French version of the script by Helene Gremillon.

@Avant-scène cinéma no.538 / @ / @2005-01 / @

- (français) Avant-scène cinéma no.538, Jan 2005 / (magazine)

Nolden, Rainer: Die Marx Brothers

@Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag / @Reinbek, Germany / @2002 / @3 499 50454 5

- (deutsch) Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek, Germany, 2002, ISBN: 3 499 50454 5 (ISBN-13: 9783499504549)
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O'Roark, Molly Noble: How to Harpo
A performer's guide and analysis of compositional and theatrical techniques in the cinematic, televised, and recorded pedal harp performances of Harpo Marx (Doctoral Project Theses)
Abstract: "Harpo Marx, née Arthur Marx, was one of the most important harpists in the twentieth century. Although he began as a self-taught musician and never learned to read music, he introduced the harp to millions of people all over the United States and abroad through the Marx Brothers films. Harpo played the harp in eleven out of the thirteen films displaying his unique swing-harp arranging techniques. The purpose of this project is to preserve this great artist’s legacy as it relates to harpists and to create a guide to arrange and to create works in the style of Harpo Marx. This thesis tracks Harpo’s stylistic evolution over his long career in entertainment. It explores the compositional, technical, and performance style of Harpo Marx from his first film to his final commercial recording made just a few months before he died. The pieces that Harpo arranged demonstrate significant and innovative techniques that have been transcribed by the author and compiled in a compendium titled “How to Harpo.” This performer’s guide will enable modern harpists to apply Harpo’s techniques in order to make new arrangements in a Harpo-style."

 

- School of Music, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2019 / http://hdl.handle.net/2142/103624

Olsen, Jussi H.: Groucho & Co's Groveste
"Dealing with the lives of the merry foursome from cradle to grave, the title translates as 'Groucho & Co's Naughtiest' " TFG. Olson is nowadays better know for his crime fiction which is published under the name Jussi Adler-Olsen.

@Donna / @Denmark / @1984 / @87 88287 00 9

- (dansk) Donna, Denmark, 1984, ISBN: 87 88287 00 9 (ISBN-13: 9788788287004)

Olsen, Jussi H.: Groucho : ...en Marx Brother bag facaden

@Donna / @ / @1985 / @87 88287 06 8

- (dansk) Donna, 1985, ISBN: 87 88287 06 8 (ISBN-13: 9788788287066)

Pérez Agustí, Adolfo: El humor de ... Los Hermanos Marx
can also be found as a chapter in the book "Cómicos del cine" by the same author

@Ediciones Masters / @Madrid, Spain / @2005 / @84 96319 19 9 @Ediciones Masters / @Madrid, Spain / @2018 / @1 7926 7518 6

- (español) Ediciones Masters, Madrid, Spain, 2005, ISBN: 84 96319 19 9 (ISBN-13: 9788496319196)

- (español) Ediciones Masters, Madrid, Spain, 2013 / Kindle Edition
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- (español) Ediciones Masters, Madrid, Spain, 2018, ISBN: 1 7926 7518 6 (ISBN-13: 9781792675188)
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Perelman, S.J.: Los hermanos Marx

 

- (español) Fundamentos, Spain, 1980, ISBN: 84 245 0182 9 (ISBN-13: 9788424501822)
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Pérez Agustí, Adolfo: Los Hermanos Marx

@Edimat Libros, Ediciones y Distribuciones Mateos / @ / @1998 / @84 95002 69 8 @Edimat Libros, Ediciones y Distribuciones Mateos / @ / @1998 / @84 95002 69 8

- (español) Edimat Libros, Ediciones y Distribuciones Mateos, 1998, ISBN: 84 95002 69 8 (ISBN-13: 9788495002693)
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Presley-Rippingale, Sally; Ballow, John E.: The Secret Word is Groucho
Story of Ballow being the cook in Groucho house in his last years. Concentrates mostly on Erin Fleming's behaviour towards Groucho. This is a 'paid for' publication (i.e. the author paid the publisher for printing this book).

@Dorrance Publishing / @Pittsburgh / @1992 / @0 8059 3272 0

- Dorrance Publishing, Pittsburgh, 1992, ISBN: 0 8059 3272 0 (ISBN-13: 9780805932720)
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Romaní, Juan Ramón: Las mejores películas de los Hermanos Marx
Collection of 13 booklets, one about each of the movies. Sold seperately plus additional binder. Each issue also has an article about other comedians.

@RBA / @Barcelona / @1997 / @84 473 1183 X @RBA / @Barcelona / @1997 / @84 473 1183 X @RBA / @Barcelona / @1997 / @84 473 1183 X

- (español) RBA, Barcelona, 1997, ISBN: 84 473 1183 X (ISBN-13: 9788447311835)

Sanmartín, José; Peris, José Alfredo: El personalismo fílmico de Leo McCarey en The kid from Spain (1932) con Eddie Cantor y en Duck Soup (1932) con los hermanos Marx y otros estudios transversales

 

- (español) Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Spain, 2020, ISBN: 84 165 6230 X (ISBN-13: 9788416562305) / online
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Sassaman, Gary: Innocent Bystander #3
"Innocent Bystander #3 is entirely devoted to The Marx Brothers. In it Gary has given us a wonderful view of the Marxes and the influence they've had on his own life. And for those of you looking for a Marx Brothers FAQ, I can't think of a better place to start. The comic includes a nifty little timeline on the Marxes' lives and careers, as well as wonderful bios of each of the boys and their parents. It's beautifully illustrated, and features numerous illos of the brothers from their childhood on up. And as a bonus, Gary has included his own abbreviated Marx Bros. story, A Night At The Movies. To dedicated fans of the Marxes, there isn't much in the way of new information in this comic. But it's presented in such a unique way that it should not be missed." (Frank M. Bland)

@Ollie Ollie! Oxen Free Press / @Pittsburgh, PA / @1996 / @

- Ollie Ollie! Oxen Free Press, Pittsburgh, PA, 1996 / Order by email from Gary Sassaman

Schulte, Michael: Warum haben Sie nicht das Pferd geheiratet? (Groucho Marx-Sein Leben)

@R. Piper / @München, Germany / @1990 / @3 492 11279 X

- (deutsch) R. Piper, München, Germany, 1990, ISBN: 3 492 11279 X (ISBN-13: 9783492112796)
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Siegel, Lee: Groucho Marx - The Comedy of Existence
From the publisher's website: "The first critical biography of Groucho Marx to approach his work analytically, this fascinating study draws unique connections between Groucho's comedy and his life, concentrating primarily on the brothers' classic films as a means of understanding and appreciating Julius the man."

@Yale University Press / @New Haven, CT / @2016 / @0 300 17445 4 @Yale University Press / @ / @2019 / @0 300 24454 1

- Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2016, ISBN: 0 300 17445 4 (ISBN-13: 9780300174458)
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- Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2016 / Kindle edition
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- Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2016, ISBN: 1 515 95248 7 (ISBN-13: 9781515952480) / Audio book. Narrator: Joe Barrett
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- Yale University Press, 2019, ISBN: 0 300 24454 1 (ISBN-13: 9780300244540)
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Sinclair, Iain: Groucho positive / Groucho negative
This 8-page A4 booklet has a 4-page article about the Marx Brothers and especially Groucho. It also looks at their influence on authors of the Beat generation like Kerouac and Ginsberg. The other four pages a stills from various movies.

 

- Village Press, London, UK, 1973, ISBN: 0 9503032 4 0 (ISBN-13: 9780950303246)
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Smith, Andrew T.: Marx & Re-Marx - Creating and Recreating the Lost Marx Brothers Radio Series
From the publishers website:
"For the first time in detail Marx and Re-Marx takes a look at the history of this enduring series, its genesis, its death and its resurrection.
Featuring:
- Previously unpublished letters from the desk of Flywheel creator Nat Perrin.
- Full Episode Guides for both incarnations of the Flywheel and a guide to related productions.
- Contributions from the cast and crew of the BBC remake of Flywheel; Mark Brisenden (Weekending, Spitting Image), David Firman (Dinner Ladies, Norbert Smith: A Life), Graham Hoadly (The Adventures of Sexton Blake, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Stageshow), Dirk Maggs (Superman: Doomsday and Beyond, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency), and Frank Lazarus (Pennies From Heaven, Our Friends in the North).
- Transcripts of the remaining recordings of the original series.

@BearManor Media / @Albany, GA / @2010 / @1 59393 609 5

- BearManor Media, Albany, GA, 2010, ISBN: 1 59393 609 5 (ISBN-13: 9781593936099)
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Stables, Kate: Marx Brothers

@Chartwell Books / @Secaucus, NJ / @1992a / @1 55521 793 1 @Bison Books / @London, UK / @1992c / @1 85422 377 1

- Chartwell Books, Secaucus, NJ, 1992, ISBN: 1 55521 793 1 (ISBN-13: 9781555217938)
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- Magna Books / Bison Books, London, UK, 1992, ISBN: 0 8612 4777 9 (ISBN-13: 9780861247776)
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- Bison Books, London, UK, 1992, ISBN: 1 85422 377 1 (ISBN-13: 9781854223777)
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Stoliar, Steve: Raised Eyebrows - My Years Inside Groucho's House
Stoliar was a secretary an archivist to Groucho in later years. / "There was enough vintage Groucho in the book to bring a smile on my face, balancing the occasional tear from my eye." (J.Jacobs) / "... a good inside look at the Erin Fleming years." (Robert Rose)

@General Publishing Group / @Los Angeles, CA / @1996 / @1 881649 73 3 @BearManor Media / @Albany, GA / @2011 / @1 59393 652 4

- General Publishing Group, Los Angeles, CA, 1996, ISBN: 1 881649 73 3 (ISBN-13: 9781881649731)
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- BearManor Media, Albany, GA, 2011, ISBN: 1 59393 652 4 (ISBN-13: 9781593936525) / this edition has been expanded with an 12-page "Afterword" which has reactions to the original publication of this book and some information about Melinda Marx and Erin Fleming
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- BearManor Media, Albany, GA, 2011 / Kindle edition
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Taylor, Michael: 'Cause There's Nothing I Can't Do': Zeppo Marx and the American Dream

 

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Tchernoff, Alexis: Les Marx Brothers
Preface by Pierre Richard. Half of the book is a Marx Brothers biography. The other half has a filmography with many photos, cast listings and plot description

@Éditions Pygmalion / Gérard Watelet / @Paris, France / @1990 / @2 85704 318 X

- (français) Éditions Pygmalion / Gérard Watelet, Paris, France, 1990, ISBN: 2 85704 318 X (ISBN-13: 9782857043188)
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Tiersma, Peter Meijes: Language-based Humor in the Marx Brothers Films
"[This study] will analyze [...] those instances of humor which are linguistic in nature, in other words, those which are amusing because of the way in which language is manipulated." (taken from the Introduction)

 

- Indiana University Linguistics Club, Bloomington, IN, 1985
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Tyson, Peter: Groucho Marx
Pop Culture Legends Collection

@Chelsea House Publishers / @New York, NY / @1995 / @0 7910 2341 9

- Chelsea House Publishers, New York, NY, 1995, ISBN: 0 7910 2341 9 (ISBN-13: 9780791023419) / (hardcover)
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- Chelsea House Publishers, New York, NY, 1995, ISBN: 0 7910 2366 4 (ISBN-13: 9780791023662) / (library binding) USA UK DE FR IT CA ES JP

Vega, Sergi: Lo que el doblaje se llevó: Los Hermanos Marx (Vol. I)
This book is an annotated guide to to the bits which got lost in translation when dubbing "Duck Soup" and "At the Circus" into Spanish.

@self-published / @ / @2021 / @

- (español) self-published, 2021 (ISBN-13: 9798733900254)
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Weir, Robert E.: The Marx Brothers and America
"Where Film, Comedy and History Collide" (previously: "The Films in Historical Context")

@<a href='https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-marx-brothers-and-america/' target='_blank'>McFarland & Co</a> / @Jefferson, NC / @2022 / @1 476 68895 8

- McFarland & Co, Jefferson, NC, 2022, ISBN: 1 476 68895 8 (ISBN-13: 9781476688954)
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Wesolowski, Paul G. (ed.): The Freedonia Gazette: The Magazine Devoted to the Marx Brothers

 

- Additional info available: / click for detailed contents

Wigell, Christine Steiner: A comparison of the non-verbal and verbal lazzi performed by the Zanni of the commedia dell'arte and the visual and verbal gags performed by the Marx Brothers in their films
MA Thesis

 

- University of Illinois, 1976

Wolf, William: The Marx Brothers

@Pyramid Communications / @New York, NY / @1975 / @0 515 03754 0 @Milano Libri Editizioni / @Milano, Italy / @1978 / @ @iesa / @Spain / @1980 / @84 7311 049 8

- Pyramid Communications, New York, NY, 1975, ISBN: 0 515 03754 0 (ISBN-13: 9780515037548)
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- (italiano) Milano Libri Editizioni, Milano, Italy, 1978
   titled: I Fratelli Marx
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- (español) iesa, Spain, 1980, ISBN: 84 7311 049 8 (ISBN-13: 9788473110495)
   titled: Los Hermanos Marx
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Yahn, Michael A.: The Music of the Marx Brothers
A Bio-Discography of the Works of Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Gummo, and Zeppo Marx
" In the 1930s and 40s the Marx Brothers kept the world laughing in good times and bad with such screen classics as Animal Crackers, Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera. Comedy was always the driving force behind the Marx Brothers team on-screen. Off-screen they were three unique individuals who shared a love of music. Music from Marx Brothers' plays and movies has been recorded by a variety of artists since the early 1920s, but it may surprise some to learn that the Marx Brothers, themselves, also left behind an impressive body of work on record." (Publisher's info)

@Publish America / @Frederick, MD / @2007 / @1 4241 6971 2

- signed copies available from the author / click here

- Publish America, Frederick, MD, 2007, ISBN: 1 4241 6971 2 (ISBN-13: 9781424169719)
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Yapp, Nick (ed.): Groucho Marx: In his own words
"[The] book combines quotes from Groucho Marx with photographs [...] (both on and off screen)." (amazon.co.uk) This book was announced in 2012, and seems to have been cancelled.

@Endeavour London Ltd / @UK / @ / @1 908271 11 6

- Endeavour London Ltd, UK, ISBN: 1 908271 11 6 (ISBN-13: 9781908271112) / not yet published

Zachary Kwitner Books: The Marx Brothers Poster Book
Book of 37.5x27.5cm Posters

@Zachary Kwitner Books / @London, UK / @1991 / @1 872532 35 7 @Editorial Libsa / @Alcobendas, Spain / @1991 / @84 7630 087 5

- Zachary Kwitner Books, London, UK, 1991, ISBN: 1 872532 35 7 (ISBN-13: 9781872532356)
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- (español) Editorial Libsa, Alcobendas, Spain, 1991, ISBN: 84 7630 087 5 (ISBN-13: 9788476300879)
   titled: Los Hermanos Marx, translated by: María Luisa Ortega

Zimmerman, Paul D.; Goldblatt, Burt: The Marx Brothers at the Movies

@G.P. Putman's Sons / @New York, NY / @1968 / @68-25434 @Signet Book from New American Library / @New York, NY / @1970 / @ @Berkley Windhover Books, Berkley Publishing / @New York, NY / @1975 / @ @Shobun-Sha (晶文社) / @Japan / @1972 / @4 7949 5822 6 @Solar / @Paris, France / @1972 / @

- G.P. Putman's Sons, New York, NY, 1968, Library of Congress: 68-25434 / (hardcover)
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- Signet Book from New American Library, New York, NY, 1970 / (paperback)

- (français) Solar, Paris, France, 1972
   titled: Les Marx Brothers au cinéma, translated by: Jean Patrick Manchette

- (japanese) Shobun-Sha (晶文社), Japan, 1972, ISBN: 4 7949 5822 6 (ISBN-13: 9784794958228)
   titled: マルクス兄弟(ブラザーズ)のおかしな世界, translated by: 中原, 弓彦; 永井, 淳
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- Berkley Windhover Books, Berkley Publishing, New York, NY, 1975 / (paperback)

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