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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."
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). It is a popular myth that she never understood their jokes (offscreen and on); restored footage of Groucho's "Hooray for Captain Spaulding" shows her ...
- January 1, 1
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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). It is a popular myth that she never understood their jokes (offscreen and on); restored footage of Groucho's "Hooray for Captain Spaulding" shows her ...
- October 20, 1882
- March 6, 1965
Nov 25, 2022 · An exception is “Straight Lady: The Life and Times of Margaret Dumont” by Chris Enss and Howard Kazanjian, a prodigiously researched biography of the actress who played the stalwart victim of ...
Aug 14, 2015 · Here’s to Margaret Dumont—Who Always Got the Joke. “I’m not a stooge, I’m a straight lady—the best in Hollywood. There is an art to playing the straight role. You must build up your man but never top him, never steal the laughs.”. — Margaret Dumont in 1937, discussing A Day at the Races, her fifth of seven films with the Marx ...
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Sep 26, 2020 · This episode of "Unsung Legends of Comedy" celebrates the life and work of Margaret Dumont, the eternal foil to the Marx Brothers.For every episode of "Unsun...
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Oct 20, 2019 · Almanac: Margaret Dumont 02:02 On October 20, 1882, the actress known as Margaret Dumont was born in Brooklyn. A Broadway regular by the 1920s, Dumont found lasting fame once she started appearing ...
