That's Me Groucho!

<p> Groucho Marx's career as a solo performer began long before the Marx Brothers and lasted almost until the end of his life with a series of controversial sold-out concerts in his eighties. In between came several films numerous television and radio appearances theater performances dramatic acting and writing and his smash hit radio and TV quiz show <I>You Bet Your Life</I> (1947-1961).</p><p> This first ever comprehensive study of his work without his famous brothers reveals a Groucho perhaps unfamiliar to the public. Driven to prove he was much more than just a comedian with a greasepaint (later real) mustache Groucho always thought of himself as essentially a solo performer and strove for individual success in his professional life--and to balance (if not always successfully) his career with his family life. Many rare photographs are included along with new and previously unpublished interviews.</p>