Groucho Marx was a comic genius who starred on stage and in film radio and television. But he was also a gifted writer a the author of a play two screenplays seven books and over 100 articles and essays. This newly expanded collection presents the best of Groucho's short comic pieces written over a period of more than fifty years between 1919 and 1973 for the ENew York TimesE the ENew YorkerE the ESaturday Evening PostE EVarietyE the EHollywood ReporterE and other newspapers and magazines.THHere is the one and only Groucho on his family his days in vaudeville his career World War II taxes and other topics from his love of a good cigar to his chronic insomnia from Why Harpo Doesn't Talk to The Truth About Captain Spalding. The familiar irreverence wordplay and a dash of self-deprecation bring Groucho's wisecracking voice to life in these pages firmly establishing him as one of the world's great humorists.THEGroucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall TalesE (a title of Groucho's own choosing) is essential reading for Marx Brothers fans and a hilarious and nostalgic trip through the twentieth century.