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Margaret Dumont (born Daisy Juliette Baker; October 20, 1882 – March 6, 1965) was an American stage and film actress. She is best remembered as the comic foil to the Marx Brothers in seven of their films; Groucho Marx called her "practically the fifth Marx brother."
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Margaret Dumont. Actress: A Night at the Opera. Margaret Dumont would not consider it a tragedy that she is best-known for her performances as the ultimate straight woman in seven of the Marx Brothers' films (including most of their best).
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Margaret Dumont. Actress: A Night at the Opera. Margaret Dumont would not consider it a tragedy that she is best-known for her performances as the ultimate straight woman in seven of the Marx Brothers' films (including most of their best).
- October 20, 1882
- March 6, 1965
Margaret Dumont was an merican stage and film actress. She is best remembered as the comic foil to the Marx Brothers in seven of their films. Groucho Marx called her "practically the fifth Marx brother". Dumont trained as an operatic singer and actress in her teens, and began performing on stage...
Margaret Dumont (October 20, 1882 – March 6, 1965) was an American actress. Her earlier name was Daisy Juliette Baker. She acted in seven Marx Brothers’s movies and two of Wheeler and Woosley’s movies. She played Mrs. Foster in What a Way to Go! Dumont played Harriet in Stop, You're Killing Me. Dumont was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Mar 20, 2017 · Margaret Dumont appeared with many comedians, including Jack Benny, Danny Kaye, Red Skelton, and W. C. Fields – but she is best known for her recurring role as the stodgy dowager straight man to Groucho Marx in many of the Marx Brothers‘ most popular films.
Jan 27, 2011 · Groucho Marx called her “practically the fifth Marx Brother” and she appeared in nearly 60 films in a career spanning four decades, but the name Margaret Dumont is relatively unknown in today...
