Tallulah: “And so you shall, you old fashioned boy. When teamed with his brothers, Groucho often served as a stand-in. His wisecracking stage persona has achieved iconic status akin to Charlie Chaplin s hapless tramp and Buster Keaton s stone face. The two met over the punch bowl and exchanged greetings:Ĭhico: “You know, I really want to fuck you.” Marx, Groucho (1890-1977) The third-born of the performing Marx Brothers, Julius 'Groucho' Marx made the most profound contributions to American comedy. According to Cavett’s book, the conversation began innocently enough with a simple introduction.Īgain, Chico Marx had been cautioned to not display any of his typically crude comments and behaviour. Thus, that night, Groucho pleaded with his brother not to sully the reputation of Miss Bankhead and he promised to behave. The Marx Brothers’ five film run, in five consecutive years at Paramount, remains one of the great peaks for comedians in film history, and Zeppo played a crucial part in that success. Even after death she lives on, being played by Kathleen Turner and others in various stage productions of her life. To describe Bankhead to a modern audience, she was the “Mother of all Train Wrecks,” equal parts Paris Hilton, Amy Winehouse and Lindsay Lohan but also had a tremendous talent that spanned four decades on stage and screen. She was an attractive and wild force of nature, the kind of tornado that took out farms, mobile home parks, and marriages of all shapes and sizes. Tallulah Bankhead, who was at the start of her career, was no slouch herself in that department, but few knew it yet. This was before she had become famous, and when she was still prominent for being the daughter of William B Bankhead, Alabama politician, member of the US House of Representatives and Speaker of the House. The brothers-Leonard (Chico), Adolph/Arthur (Harpo), Julius (Groucho), Milton (Gummo), and Herbert (Zeppo)-were primarily comedians, but had musical and literary talents and successes, as well. A member of the highly popular family comedy act Marx Brothers which also included his brothers Chico, Harpo, Gummo. Groucho Marx was an American Comedian, regarded as one of the best comedians of the modern era. While Harpo and Groucho were far more quiet and family men in their personal life, Chico loved “broads and cards.” He was notorious in that he would be very blunt in asking for a woman’s “favors.”Ĭavett told of Bankhead meeting Chico Marx at a party. The Marx Brothers were one of the most successful performing acts of the twentieth century. Groucho Marx was born on Octoin New York City, New York, United States, United States, is Comedian. To set up the story, you must be aware that of the three performing Marx Brothers (we won’t count Gummo or Zeppo) Chico was the leading womanizer, gambler and party boy. When I finally met Cavett, I begged him to retell this story in person, which he graciously did. My favorite involved Chico, Groucho and the great actress, Tallulah Bankhead Cavett has told some hysterical Marx Brothers anecdotes. He was able to get to know Groucho Marx and had him as a guest on his show several times. Dick Cavett, the wonderfully erudite talk show host is a huge fan of the Marx Brothers.
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