Monkey Business: The Lives and Legends of the Marx Brothers

This is the first full and properly researched biography of all five Marx Brothers"€"Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo and Zeppo. First and foremost, this is the saga of a family whose theatrical roots stretch back to mid-19th century Germany. From Groucho Marx's first warblings with the singing Leroy Trio, this book brings to life the vanished world of America's wild and boisterous variety circuits, leading to the Marx Brothers' Broadway successes and their alliance with New York's theatrical lions, George S. Kaufman and the "Algonquin Round Table."

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Interlink Books
Published: 05/01/2019
ISBN: 9781566560337
Pages: 542
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.10d