The Marx Brothers

The Marx Brothers
Bibliography

Books in which material of the Marx Brothers is quoted

Baker, Russel (ed.): Russell Baker's Book of American Humor
Reprints letters from Groucho to Irving Hoffman and Harry Kurnitz
- W.W. Norton & Co., 1993

Brallier, Jess M.: Medical Wit and Wisdom : The Best Medical Quotations from Hippocrates to Groucho Marx
- 1993, ISBN: 1 561 38289 2 / Click on flag to order from amazon:

Gribetz, Jessica (ed.): Wise Words : A Treasury of Jewish Wisdom from the Bible to Groucho Marx
- William Morrow and Company, New York, NY, 1997, ISBN: 0 688 15108 6 / Click on flag to order from amazon:

Hofmarcher, Arnaud (Series Ed.): Les Marx Brothers: Pensées, répliques et anecdotes
Preface by Pierre Drachline. Quotes, mostly from Groucho.
- (français) le cherche midi éditeur, Paris, France, 1995, ISBN: 2 86274 400 X / Click on flag to order from amazon:
- (français) le Grand livre du mois, Paris, France, 1995
- (français) J'ai lu, France, 1999, ISBN: 2 290 05334 1 / Click on flag to order from amazon:

Jarski, Rosemarie: Wisecracks : Great Lines from the Classic Hollywood Era
Publisher's description: "Rosemarie Jarski's selection mixes all the classic Hollywood lines with little known gems"
- Contemporary Books, 1999, ISBN: 0 8092 2516 6 / Click on flag to order from amazon:
- Prion Books Ltd, 2000, ISBN: 1 8537 5357 2 / Click on flag to order from amazon:

Marx, Groucho: (no title)
A short article about Groucho's childhood, seems to an excerpt from "Groucho and me". This bi-monthly magazine was given away for free, if you bought a Procter & Gamble product
- Disney Magazine, 1976-Nov/Dec

Menchin, Robert; Kohl, Joe (Illustrator): 101 Classic Jewish Jokes : Jewish Humor from Groucho Marx to Jerry Seinfeld
- 1997, ISBN: 0 914457 88 8 / Click on flag to order from amazon:

Muir, Frank: The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose: From William Caxton to P.G. Wodehouse
Muir makes several references to Groucho Marx in his section on S.J. Perelman. He also reprints Groucho's correspondence with Warner Bros. regarding the release of "A Night In Casablanca."
- Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK / New York, NY, 1990, ISBN: 0 19 214106 6 / (hardcover) / Click on flag to order from amazon:
- Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK / New York, NY, 1990, ISBN: 0 19 282959 9 / (paperback) / Click on flag to order from amazon:

Richler, Mordecai (ed.): The Best of Modern Humor
Reprints Groucho's correspondence with Warner Brothers regarding the release of "A Night in Casablanca," as well as a letter Groucho wrote to Gummo
- Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1983

Rosten, Leo: Leo Rosten's Carnival of Wit; From Aristotle to Groucho Marx
- E P Dutton, 1994, ISBN: 0 525 93716 1 / Click on flag to order from amazon:

Scully, Frank (ed.): Bedside Manna: The third fun in bed book
Texts by Groucho Marx, W.C. Fields, S.J. Perelman, Robert Benchley and others
- Simon and Schuster, New York, NY, 1938

White, Daniel R.: Trials & Tribulations
includes a drawing of Groucho and the YBYL duck, reprints Groucho's letters to the Warner Brothers
- Plume, 1991

Winokur, John (ed): The Portable Curmudgeon
"... [has quotes from Groucho] (along with a very short biography and a very nice drawing)" (TFG)
- New American Library

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