The Women
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Margaret Dumont (born Daisy Juliette Baker; October 20, 1882 – March 6, 1965) [1] [2] [a] 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. 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).
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).
Aug 14, 2015 · On March 6, 1965, just eight days after the episode was taped, she succumbed to heart failure at age 82. Dumont, who looks great, is in top form, as imposing as ever—breaking character only a few times to laugh, including when Groucho quips, “Don’t step on those few laughs I have.”
May 29, 2024 · How much did Margaret Dumont understand the jokes leveled at her by Groucho Marx? In seven movies as Groucho’s straight woman, the well-upholstered Dumont would stand at attention and have various reactions to Groucho’s fusillade of insults.
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...
This episode of "Unsung Legends of Comedy" celebrates the life and work of Margaret Dumont, the eternal foil to the Marx Brothers.
