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Bezig met laden... Groucho Marx: The Comedy of Existence (Jewish Lives)door Lee Siegel
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Although his films are rather outdated these days, Groucho Marx was genius when it came to writing comedy. This insightful biography tells of the life of a man who strove to be as good as he could in the world of comedy and films. He made it look easy, but the background work involved was phenomenal. He alsoknew when it was time to give up, which many comedians these days would do well to copy. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Born Julius Marx in 1890, the brilliant comic actor who would later be known as Groucho was the most verbal of the famed comedy team, the Marx Brothers, his broad slapstick portrayals elevated by ingenious wordplay and double entendre. In his spirited biography of this beloved American iconoclast, Lee Siegel views the life of Groucho through the lens of his work on stage, screen, and television. The author uncovers the roots of the performer's outrageous intellectual acuity and hilarious insolence toward convention and authority in Groucho's early upbringing and Marx family dynamics. The first critical biography of Groucho Marx to approach his work analytically, this fascinating study draws unique connections between Groucho's comedy and his life, concentrating primarily on the brothers' classic films as a means of understanding and appreciating Julius the man. Unlike previous uncritical and mostly reverential biographies, Siegel's "bio-commentary" makes a distinctive contribution to the field of Groucho studies by attempting to tell the story of his life in terms of his work and vice versa. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Which is your favorite Marx Brothers’ movie – Horse Feathers, Monkey Business, Duck Soup, Animal Crackers, A Night at the Opera, or A Day at the Races? All of these movies were made between 1929 and 1937 and yet remain treasured crowd-pleasers today. Lee Siegel has written a must-read for all Groucho lovers and for all those who want to understand the evolution of Jewish humor itself.