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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).
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.
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...
May 27, 2021 · “If you read that in a story you wouldn't believe it.” - Groucho Marx on the death of his costar Margaret Dumont. Dumont was a fixture in many of the Marx Brothers films.
Biography. Margaret Dumont would probably 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).
Oct 20, 2019 · 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 with the Marx Brothers.
Legendary character actress, Margaret Dumont, was born Daisy Juliette Baker on Oct 20, 1882 in Brooklyn, NY. Dumont appeared in over 55 film and television roles. Her best known films include (most famously) seven Marx Brothers films (listed below).
Oct 20, 2019 · On October 20, 1882, the film and stage actress, the favorite comic foil of the Marx Brothers, was born. Jane Pauley reports.Subscribe to the "CBS Sunday Mor...
