Groucho (Julius) Marx Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
GROUCHO (JULIUS) MARX
Born: October 2, 1890 in New York City, New York
Died: August 19, 1977 in Los Angeles, California
Died: August 19, 1977 in Los Angeles, California
The leader of the zany Marx Brothers, Julius "Grouch" Marx (1890-1977), enjoyed success in vaudeville, on Broadway, in motion pictures and on television. He was famous for his crouched walk, outrageous mustache, ever-present cigar and lecherous glances at female co-stars. The most popular Marx Brothers films, which remain cult favorites, include Duck Soup (1933) and A Night at the Opera (1935). Groucho also hosted the radio and TV comedy quiz show, You Bet Your Life (1950-1961).
1960-The-Bell-Telephone-Hour (Performer), 1952-A-Girl-in-Every-Port (Performer), 1949-Love-Happy (Performer), 1938-Room-Service (Performer), 1935-A-Night-at-the-Opera (Performer), 1931-Monkey-Business (Performer), 1929-The-Cocoanuts (Performer), 1921-Humor-Risk (Performer), 1976-The-Merv-Griffin-Show (in person), 1976-Joys (in person), 1970-The-Mad,-Mad,-Mad-Comedians (in person), 1967-1968-The-Kraft-Music-Hall (in person), 1967-The-Joey-Bishop-Show (in person), 1963-Today (in person), 1962-Tell-It-to-Groucho (in person), 1961-The-DuPont-Show-of-the-Week (in person), 1957-Tonight!-America-After-Dark (in person), 1957-Tonight! (in person), 1954-Shower-of-Stars (in person), 1954-Person-to-Person (in person), 1950-Mr.-Music (in person), 1937-Sunday-Night-at-the-Trocadero (in person), 1933-Hollywood-on-Parade-No.-11 (in person), 2012-Love,-Marilyn (in person), 1991-The-One,-the-Only...-Groucho (Other), 1976-America-at-the-Movies (Other), 1937-Screen-Snapshots-Series-16,-No.-11 (Other), 1986-Hannah-and-Her-Sisters (Sound), 1976-That's-Entertainment,-Part-II (Sound), 2006-De-que-te-ries (Other), 1988-Muppet-Babies (Other), 1984-Going-Hollywood:-The-'30s (Other), 1976-That's-Entertainment,-Part-II (Other), 1964-Hollywood-and-the-Stars (Other), 2006-The-50-Greatest-Comedy-Films (Other), 1995-The-Fantasy-Worlds-of-Irwin-Allen (Other), 1939-From-the-Ends-of-the-Earth (Other), 2004-Lipstick-&-Dynamite,-Piss-&-Vinegar:-The-First-Ladies-of-Wrestling (Other), 1982-The-Marx-Brothers-in-a-Nutshell (Other), 1974-Milton-Berle's-Mad-Mad-Mad-World-of-Comedy (Other), 1964-Bob-Hope-Presents-the-Chrysler-Theatre (Performer), 1957-The-Story-of-Mankind (Performer), 1957-Will-Success-Spoil-Rock-Hunter (Performer), 1947-Copacabana (Performer), 1939-At-the-Circus (Performer), 1964-Bob-Hope-Presents-the-Chrysler-Theatre (Writer), 2003-You-Bet-Your-Life:-The-Lost-Episodes (in person), 1976-CBS-Salutes-Lucy:-The-First-25-Years (in person), 1974-The-46th-Annual-Academy-Awards (in person), 1972-Omnibus (in person), 1971-The-Marty-Feldman-Comedy-Machine (in person), 1969-1971-The-Dick-Cavett-Show (in person), 1967-1969-The-Jackie-Gleason-Show (in person), 1959-1967-What's-My-Line (in person), 1963-The-Plot-Thickens (in person), 1958-The-Steve-Allen-Plymouth-Show (in person), 1956-Inside-Beverly-Hills (in person), 1956-Screen-Snapshots:-Playtime-in-Hollywood (in person), 1955-The-Jack-Benny-Program (in person), 1954-The-Colgate-Comedy-Hour (in person), 1986-Classic-Comedy-Teams (Other), 2004-On-Your-Marx,-Get-Set,-Go! (Other), 2003-Inside-the-Marx-Brothers (Other), 1940-Hollywood:-Style-Center-of-the-World (Other), 2013-Glickman (Other), 2004-Broadway:-The-American-Musical (Other), 2004-Funny-Already:-A-History-of-Jewish-Comedy (Other), 1979-Hollywood-Greats (Other), 1975-Hooray-for-Hollywood (Other), 1953-Screen-Snapshots:-Hollywood's-Greatest-Comedians (Other), 2007-Cartola---Musica-Para-os-Olhos (Other), 1987-Marilyn-Monroe:-Beyond-the-Legend (Other), 2009-Whatever-Works (Sound), 2012-Excavating-the-2000-Year-Old-Man (Other), 1996-We-Remember-Marilyn (Other), 1950-Screen-Snapshots:-Hollywood's-Famous-Feet (Other), 1959-1962-General-Electric-Theater (Performer), 2003-Mwah!-The-Best-of-the-Dinah-Shore-Show (Sound), 2005-Filmmakers-vs.-Tycoons (Other), 2003-Mwah!-The-Best-of-the-Dinah-Shore-Show (Other), 2001-The-Beatles...-Off-the-Record:-Newsreel-Footage-1964-1966 (Other), 1996-Beatles-Diary (Other), 1968-Julia (Performer), 1952-All-Star-Revue (Performer), 1950-The-Popsicle-Parade-of-Stars (Performer), 1946-A-Night-in-Casablanca (Performer), 1937-A-Day-at-the-Races (Performer), 1949-The-Life-of-Riley (Writer), 1971-The-Hollywood-Squares (in person), 1970-The-David-Frost-Show (in person), 1967-Gypsy (in person), 1964-1965-The-Hollywood-Palace (in person), 1963-I've-Got-a-Secret (in person), 1958-1961-The-Jack-Paar-Tonight-Show (in person), 1959-The-Dinah-Shore-Chevy-Show (in person), 1955-This-Is-Your-Life (in person), 1936-Screen-Snapshots-Series-16,-No.-3 (in person), 1932-Hollywood-on-Parade-No.-A-5 (in person), 1931-The-House-That-Shadows-Built (in person), 2005-Great-Performances (Other), 2004-Remarks-on-Marx:-A-Night-at-the-Opera (Other), 1963-Hollywood-Without-Make-Up (Other), 1950-Screen-Snapshots-2856:-It-Was-Only-Yesterday (Other), 2005-The-57th-Annual-Primetime-Emmy-Awards (Other), 2004-Marilyn's-Man (Other), 1998-The-Life-and-Times-of-Hank-Greenberg (Sound), 2005-The-Comedians'-Comedian (Other), 1978-The-50th-Annual-Academy-Awards (Other), 1966-The-Legend-of-Marilyn-Monroe (Other), 2009-Make-'Em-Laugh:-The-Funny-Business-of-America (in person), 2012-10-Things-You-Don't-Know-About (Other), 2009-Make-'Em-Laugh:-The-Funny-Business-of-America (Other), 2008-Morir-de-humor (Other), 2006-Cavett-Remembers-the-Comic-Legends (Other), 1984-TV's-Funniest-Game-Show-Moments (Other), 1972-Hollywood:-The-Dream-Factory (Other), 1937-Screen-Snapshots-Series-17,-No.-1 (Other), 1993-The-Unknown-Marx-Brothers (Other), 1983-Hollywood-Out-takes-and-Rare-Footage (Other), 1975-Brother-Can-You-Spare-a-Dime (Other), 1964-The-Big-Parade-of-Comedy (Other), 1968-Skidoo (Performer), 1956-Showdown-at-Ulcer-Gulch (Performer), 1951-Double-Dynamite (Performer), 1941-The-Big-Store (Performer), 1940-Go-West (Performer), 1936-Yours-for-the-Asking (Performer), 1933-Duck-Soup (Performer), 1932-Horse-Feathers (Performer), 1930-Animal-Crackers (Performer), 1937-The-King-and-the-Chorus-Girl (Writer), 1937-The-King-and-the-Chorus-Girl (Director), 1933-Groucho-Marx's-Home-Movies (Director), 1962-1973-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Johnny-Carson (in person), 1970-Music-Scene (in person), 1968-The-22nd-Annual-Tony-Awards (in person), 1967-Firing-Line (in person), 1967-I-Dream-of-Jeannie (in person), 1962-The-Tonight-Show (in person), 1950-1961-You-Bet-Your-Life (in person), 1955-Screen-Snapshots:-The-Great-Al-Jolson (in person), 1933-Hollywood-on-Parade-No.-B-5 (in person), 1933-Groucho-Marx's-Home-Movies (in person), 2008-Hollywood-Singing-and-Dancing:-A-Musical-History---The-1920s:-The (Sound), 1950-1953-You-Bet-Your-Life (Sound), 1952-Screen-Snapshots:-Memories-of-Famous-Hollywood-Comedians (Other), 1992-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Johnny-Carson (Other), 1981-This-Is-Elvis (Other), 1965-Wayne-and-Shuster-Take-an-Affectionate-Look-At... (Other), 1961-Merrily-We-Roll-Along:-The-Early-Days-of-the-Automobile (in person), 2011-Hollywood-Invasion (Other), 1996-Rodgers-&-Hammerstein:-The-Sound-of-Movies (Other), 1970-The-Hollywood-Palace (Other), 1954-General-Foods-25th-Anniversary-Show:-A-Salute-to-Rodgers-and (in person), 2011-2012-Special-Collector's-Edition (Other), 1997-1999-American-Masters (Other), 1956-The-NBC-Comedy-Hour (Other), 2012-Hello-I-Must-Be-Going (Sound), 2008-Pioneers-of-Television (Other), 1985-Document-of-the-Dead (Other)
Minnie's-Boys - Production (March 26, 1970 - May 30, 1970), Time-for-Elizabeth - Writing (September 27, 1948 - October 2, 1948), Animal-Crackers - Performer (October 23, 1928 - April 6, 1929), The-Cocoanuts - Performer (May 16, 1927 - May 28, 1927), The-Cocoanuts - Performer (December 8, 1925 - August 7, 1926), I'll-Say-She-Is - Performer (May 19, 1924 - February 7, 1925)
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GROUCHO MARX Black and white publicity photograph of Groucho Marx with his brothers for A&M Records Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Marv -/from/Groucho". B/w, 10x8 overall, image 8½x6½ (one surface). Publicity photo for A&M Records captioned in lower margin: "An Evening With Groucho".Sale Price $595.00
$700.00
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GROUCHO MARX and JOHN GUEDEL Groucho Marx and John Guedel sign a document with the Illinois watch Case Co. Carbon Typed Document Signed: "Groucho Marx" and "John Guedel" in ink, 1p, 8x11. No place, 1949 November 3. In letter form to Illinois Watch Case Co., Chicago, Illinois.Sale Price $595.00
$700.00
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GROUCHO MARX Groucho Marx signs a contract with Yorkshire Productions. Partly Printed Contract signed: "Groucho Marx", 7p, 8½x11. No place, 1968 August 23.Agreement between Marx and Yorkshire Productions for Groucho to appear on the Kraft Music Hall in the Greater New York City area for "$5,000.Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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A contract for the actor's representation by a legal firm for the fee of $2,000 a month, signed by him and his notorious "secretary" Erin Fleming. Also signed by prominent Beverly Hills entertainment lawyer, Allen D. LenardSale Price $680.00
$800.00
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Consent form authorizing the Motion Picture Relief Fund to reproduce Groucho Marx's signature and likeness for a series of stamps raising money for needy film industry veterans. The form is signed twice by Marx, once as an autograph sample and again to grant permission. A remarkable, perfectly verified example!Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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GROUCHO MARX Groucho Marx signs a document with Yorkshire Productions, Inc. Partly Printed Document Signed: "Groucho Marx", 12p, 8½x11. Beverly Hills, California, 1967 August 22.Contract between Yorkshire Productions, Inc., New York, New York and the actor/comedian for him to appear on The Kraft Music Hall.Sale Price $1,275.00
$1,500.00
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GROUCHO MARX Groucho Marx signs a document with the IRS regarding possible extra income for the taxable year 1953, to be assessed on or before June 30, 1958. Document signed: "Groucho Marx", 1 page, 7¾x10½. Los Angeles, California, date stamped 1957 January 25.Sale Price $637.50
$750.00
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GROUCHO MARX Groucho Marx signs a protest document for the Franchise Tax Board. Document signed: "Groucho Marx", 1 p, 8½x11. Beverly Hills, California, 1956 February 1. ProtestSale Price $637.50
$750.00
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GROUCHO MARX Groucho Marx signs a document with Erin Fleming. Photocopied Document signed: "Groucho Marx", 2 p, 8¼x11¾. Signed on page 2. No place, 1974 April 2. AgreementSale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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GROUCHO MARX Groucho Marx signs a document with International Famous Agency, A Division of Marvin Josephson Associates, Inc. Carbon typed Document Signed: "Groucho Marx" in ink, 1p, 8½x11. No place, 1972 June 28. In letter form to International Famous Agency, A Division of Marvin Josephson Associates, Inc.Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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GROUCHO MARX Groucho Marx signs a document with Casablanca Records. Typed Document Signed: "Groucho Marx" in ink, 1p, 8½x11. Los Angeles, Cal., 1974 October 24. Photocopy of typed contract on letterhead of Casablanca Records to Groucho Marx, c/o Erin Fleming, Los Angeles.Sale Price $637.50
$750.00
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GROUCHO MARX Signed contract retaining the International Famous Agency as his exclusive agent for three years. This would be Marx's last such contract, since he died before its expiration. Contract signed: "Groucho Marx", 1p front and verso, 8½x11. Los Angeles, California, 1974 November 27.Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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GROUCHO MARX Groucho Marx signs a document with the IRS on December 6, 1957. Carbon Partly Printed DS: "Julius H (Groucho) Marx" in ink as Taxpayer, 1p, 8x10½. Beverly Hills, California, 1957 December 6. Form 872. Headed: "U.S.Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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GROUCHO MARX Groucho Marx sings a picture postcard to a fan. Picture Postcard inscribed and signed on verso: "To Roland/from/Groucho". B/w, 5¾x4. Photo of Piazza della Libertà, Macerata (Italy). Addressed in another hand to someone in Macerata, metered postage from Los Angeles, August 20, 1974.Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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GROUCHO MARX Groucho Marx signs a postcard in blue ink. Postcard Photograph signed: "Groucho" on verso. B/w, 4x5. Typed address on verso, postmarked Los Angeles, California, date illegible, but bearing an 8-cent Eisenhower stamp.Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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GROUCHO MARX Groucho Marx sends a typed letter to his lawyer about a mistake he made in an agreement with his wife Ruth Johnstone. Typed Letter Signed: "Groucho", 1p, 8½x11. Beverly Hills, California, 1943 April 30.To his lawyer, Loyd Wright, Los Angeles.Sale Price $595.00
$700.00
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GROUCHO MARX Groucho Marx sends a letter asking for clarification about a previous matter that he is waiting for an answer on. Typed Letter signed: "Groucho", 1p, 8½x11. Beverly Hills, California, 1943 May 26. To Loyd Wright, Los Angeles.Sale Price $552.50
$650.00
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IF HAL KANTER'S SCRIPT FOR HIS APPEARANCE ON DIAHANN CARROLL'S SHOW (JULIA) ISN'T ON CARDS OR TELEPROMPTER, GROUCHO WILL BE "IN MR. PALEY'S LITTLE PARK THAT HE JUST BUILT FOR FRUSTRATED ACTORS AND BUM COMICS" GROUCHO MARX TLS: "Groucho", 1 page, 8½x11. Los Angeles, California, 1968 September 18.Sale Price $1,120.00
$1,400.00
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The leady of the zany Marx Brothers sends a letter saying, "Your letter indicates that you are concerned with our state of affairs both domestically and in comedy. I'm impressed with this and appreciate your very nice letter."Sale Price $510.00
$600.00
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GROUCHO MARX He writes to his ex-wife about their 26-year-old daughter. TLS: "Groucho", 1p, 7¼x10½. (Los Angeles), 1953 November 19. To Mrs. Ruth Marx, Chatsworth, California. In full: "I saw Miriam yesterday. She weighs 120 pounds and she looks wonderful.Sale Price $935.00
$1,100.00
