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Summary: The Greatest Wit Of All
Review: These letters are a treasure. I'm glad someone saved all of these. I wonder if Groucho copied all of them, or if all these people kept them after all of these years? Groucho's wit shines through in these letters. He is a good writer, and you learn a little about history while you read these entertaining letters.
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Summary: Dear Warner Brothers.....
Review: This book is comprised of letters from (and to) Groucho Marx. The highlight is the famous Warners Brothers volley (Casablanca vs. A Night in Casablanca) There are plently of letters to and from Groucho's famous friends as well as family members. You can almost "hear" Groucho making these comments. A very good book for Marx Brothers fans.
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Summary: Great
Review: This book is one of the greatest epistolic volumes ever published. I've reread it several times over the last couple of decades. I had to buy it again because someone I loaned mine to never returned it -- which I'll take as a compliment!
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Summary: Great
Review: This book is one of the greatest epistolic volumes ever published. I've reread it several times over the last couple of decades. I had to buy it again because someone I loaned mine to never returned it -- which I'll take as a compliment!
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Summary: The Absolute Best Book on Groucho
Review: This classic collection of Groucho Marx's correspondence, which was donated to the Library of Congress, at their request, gives the best glimpse into who Groucho Marx was. Not only do we see his letters to his family and friends, who included some of the century's most famous people, but we get to see what people wrote in return. Groucho's personality and wit shine through, and these letters are a rare treasure. With little formal education, Groucho could construct a letter better than most people with college degrees. He shows himself as witty, acerbic, sometimes sentimental and, yes, often grouchy. The book starts off with his infamous exchange with the legal department at Warner Brothers, who claim they own the rights to the movie title "Casablanca." Groucho responds that, perhaps, since the Marx Brothers were famous before the Warner Brothers, that perhaps they owned the rights to use "Brothers"? We see Groucho's exchanges with many of his friends, but not much between the brothers themselves, since they were almost always together and there was no need of correspondence. We see Groucho's complaints and his praise. The most memorable part of the book is Groucho's legendary correspondence with the poet, T.S. Elliot. Groucho is clearly in awe of the poet, who seems equally in awe of the comic. It takes several years for this predecessor of the modern "Email friendship" to become a "real life friendship" when Groucho and his wife fly to London to meet "Tom" and his wife. We find out about the evening via a letter Groucho sent to another person. We also see a letter where Groucho mourns T.S. Elliot's passing. This collection of letters is never out-dated, and never becomes boring. There is always something to read, somewhere in the book. It is not a book that you will read, then forget about. It's an amazing, historical collection of wit, sarcasm and genuine tenderness that is essential to any humor library.
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Summary: A good collection but not definitive.
Review: This collection of Groucho's correspondence illustrates a number of things about the man. His wit was not limited to performance, his relationships with his friends were long lasting, and he wrote a number of warm and humorous missives to his children. You get the feeling that this collection is just the tip of the iceberg and a more complete portrait of the man could be seen with a more complete collection of his letters. Until the day an unedited and complete collection is released, fans can make do with this look at some of the funniest letter writing ever to be printed for public consumption.
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Summary: A fun & interesting must-read for all Groucho/comedy fans
Review: While visiting a friend about ten years ago, I happened to pull a copy of "The Groucho Letters" from his bookshelf. After thumbing through it, and reading several letters, I new I needed to own the book. I looked for it every now and again at various bookstores over the years, but could never find it. I did find it at Amazon.com (excuse the gratuitous bootlicking). It was worth the wait. This book is an engrossing look into the private thoughts of perhaps the century's greatest comedic thinker and communicator.
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