Character is destiny — at least for Woody Allen’s Whatever Works. Allen’s exercise in Woody Allen nostalgia opens with a snatch of Groucho Marx singing his trademark paradoxical assertion (“Hello, I ...

Groucho Marx was far from a sexy pop star, yet he inspired a Britney Spears song. That fact only makes the song weirder than it is on the surface. On top of that, another pop star wore a sexy dress ...

Viewers of ’60s-era television were often gifted with an appearance by Groucho Marx on “The Dick Cavett Show.” Marx, who died in 1977 at the age of 87, made many appearances on “The Dick Cavett Show,” ...

Dick Cavett can still picture the exact moment and location in New York City when he first met the man who would become one of his most cherished pals. It was 1961 and Cavett, then a 25-year-old ...

‘Groucho & Cavett’ is culled from the comedian’s appearances on the programs Dick Cavett hosted during the late 1960s and early ’70s. Groucho Marx and Dick Cavett on ‘The Dick Cavett Show,’ June 1969.

The stars of such endearing, beloved and totally slapstick comedies as “A Day at the Races,” “Duck Soup,” “A Night at the Opera” and “Animal Crackers,” among many others—Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and ...

In the summer of 1974, Steve Stoliar was out of a job — which proved to be a lucky break. The UCLA student soon found himself employed as an assistant to his childhood idol, Groucho Marx. “Initially, ...

Groucho Marx offstage resembled Groucho Marx onstage. "He was the kind of man who could, during his wedding ceremony, fling insults at the minister and, 21 years later, when his wife was leaving him ...

In our ever-expanding media universe, wonderfully entertaining things are naturally bound to get lost or overlooked. With so many choices available, it isn’t obvious that there may be something ...