Around this day in the Marx Brothers history
| 21 Oct 1947: | Groucho supposedly appeared on "Command Performance," though this cannot be confirmed. |
| 21 Oct 1963: | Groucho plugs his new book, "Memoirs of A Mangy Lover," on NBC television's "Today Show" with Hugh Downs, Jack Lescoulie, Pat Fontaine, and Frank Blair. |
| 21 Oct 1963: | Groucho plugs his new book, "Memoirs of A Mangy Lover," on NBC television's "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson. |
| 23 Oct 1892: | Milton "Gummo" Marx was born in New York City |
| 23 Oct 1928: | "Animal Crackers" opens on Broadway. |
| 23 Oct 1928: | Groucho appeared on "Kraft Music Hall" with host Al Jolson." |
| 23 Oct 1928: | Stage show Animal Crackers opens at the 44th Street Theater and runs for 191 performances. It was laid off the following summer, went on tour in mid-October. |
| 23 Oct 1954: | The sixth installment of the serialization of Arthur Marx's book, "Life With Groucho," appeared as "My Old Man Groucho" in Saturday Evening Post No. 17. |
| 23 Oct 1968: | Groucho was a guest on the "Johnny Carson Friars Roast" edition of NBC television's "Kraft Music Hall." |
