The Marx Bros. Scrapbook Groucho 300 Pics Brothers book

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 The Marx Bros. Scrapbook , Softcover, 1973, includes photos, by Groucho Marx and Richard J: Anobile "Nobody could follow the Marx Bros. It was impossible!" Jack Benny talks about his en- counter with the Marx Bros. whose act he - tried to follow. on stage during a vaudeville tou r. And the Marx,.Bros. still go it strong in this unique book;- as Groucho, Gummo rf nd Zeppo talk -about themselves, each other, and everyone else with whom they were involved, on and off stage for 45 years in vaudeville, the theater, and finally (when they were all forty and famous) in movies. Now for the first time, Groucho Marx, at age 83, recalls it all - from butcher shop to the fabulous years on the screen. Exclusive and extended interviews between Groucho and Richard J. Anobile are the heart of the story and there are supplementary inter- views with Gummo-and Zeppo Marx as well as other performers, writers and directors associated with the Marx Brothers. Zeppo, on the team: "I ended up doing something I didn't want to do and it got to the point where I had to get out or else wind up with a nervous breakdown." Gummo, on Chico: "Chico's friends were producers who gambled, actors who gam- bled, and women who screwed:" Susan Marx, of her 28-year marriage, with Harpo: "I made him laugh and he made me laugh. We had fun. He was the kindest man. The kindest man." And of Groucho: "He has driven three wives to drink, not to mention his children." Candor is just one element of this fascin- ating book. For the first time in print the reader is treated to a comprehensive, vivid, and hilarious account of the early years of the Marx Bros. They shared the stage with stars like Sarah Bernhardt, Jack Benny, Will Rogers and W. C. Fields. And finally the films; on which their fame will ride for all time. Groucho especially ,talks about "A Night at the Opera" and the brothers° re- spect and admiration for the man respon- „able for that film, Irving G. Thalberg. but again, something different in this book: accounts of what it was like to work with thdm, by such men as George Seaton (in an interview that will delight every movie buff who can read), Robert Florey, Morrie Rys- kind, Arthur Sheekman, Nat Perrin and others. The Marx Bros. in this book are stilF a hard act to follow. Impossible, in fact. OVER 300 ILLUSTRATIONS. Groucho has given exclusive permission for the use of all memorabilia in his personal collection - professional and personal photos (most seen here for the first time), letters, programs, clippings, posters, etc.