Robert S. Bader
Auteur van Four of the Three Musketeers: The Marx Brothers on Stage
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Robert S. Bader has been a Marx Brothers fan since childhood. He is the writer and producer of the documentary The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk. His other credits include The Legendary Bing Crosby, The Honeymooners 50th Anniversary Celebration and numerous DVD collections, including toon meer The Dick Cavett Show and Groucho's quiz show, You Bet Your Life. He is currently writing a comprehensive history of the Marx Brothers'stage career. He lives in Los Angeles. toon minder
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Many of the stories are repeats from the Groucho Phile.
The ones I like the best were the ones about his brothers, vaudeville, and "You Bet Your Life" (which I actually remember watching).
Julius Marx (Groucho) actually wrote a newspaper column of which there were portions of in this book and were interesting to read as well. He aspired to be a writer, but aside from his newspaper column was not as successful as he was on stage.
This is an interesting compilation of his writings.… (meer)
Many of the stories are repeats from the Groucho Phile.
The ones I like the best were the ones about his brothers, vaudeville, and "You Bet Your Life" (which I actually remember watching).
Julius Marx (Groucho) actually wrote a newspaper column of which there were portions of in this book and were interesting to read as well. He aspired to be a writer, but aside from his newspaper column was not as successful as he was on stage.
This is an interesting compilation of his writings.… (meer)
I've loved the Marx Brothers movies for 43 years. I knew some about their stage life, but not much. Apparently, quite a LOT not much. "Extensively researched" is probably the most understated understatement I could start with. Add an order of magnitude of superlatives to "extensive". Clearly a labor of love. Unfortunately, the read was as exhausting, and the detail excruciating. Why is it that some memoirs can be so personal, and some biographies so ... academic? Bader brings the family to life, and then ... Well, this was tedious. That is not to say I didn't like it. I learned much, most of which I'll likely forget, because while I love the Marxes, they aren't my passion. If they are yours, then you might well enjoy this this tome.
I got this through NetGalley from a University Press Week promotion.… (meer)
I got this through NetGalley from a University Press Week promotion.… (meer)
This is a must-have book for Marx Bros fans. The previous reviewers have said it all and said it so eloquently that there is nothing left for me to add. Except that the person who chose the title should be scolded for not knowing that there were 4 musketeers in Dumas' books. So this title grates on me as a fan of Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan as well as Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, and Zeppo.
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But the sincere pieces were moving, the biographical pieces fascinating, and the pure chaotic humor pieces hilarious. And many of these were five-star caliber . . . so four stars overall.