As an entertainer and comedian, Groucho Marx remains a well-known figure some 30 years after his death. Marx's grease-paint bushy eyebrows and mustache, and trademark cigar, made him immediately recognizable, and he gained a reputation for smart ad-libs and cutting insults. While he came to fame on the stage and movie screen in the company of his brothers (the Marx Brothers), he also had a high-profile solo career, working in radio during the '30s and '40s, television during the '50 and '60s, and as a performer of one-man shows in the '70s.
Marx was born Julius Henry Marx in ...