The third-born of the performing Marx Brothers, Julius "Groucho" Marx made the most profound contributions to American comedy. His wisecracking stage persona has achieved iconic status akin to Charlie Chaplin's hapless tramp and...

Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977), was an American comedian and film star. He is famed as a master of wit. He made 15 feature films with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and also had a successful solo career, most...

The FBI compiled a lengthy file on comedian Groucho Marx, and he also was investigated extensively in the 1950s by the bureau, as well as by the House Un-American Activities Committee. The file consisted of viewer complaints about Marx's television show and other implications...

Groucho Marx displayed his comic genius in such celluloid capers as "Animal Crackers" and "Duck Soup." But was the mustachioed madcap smart, too? You bet your life, ruled the Court of Historical Review & Appeals, a Lampoonish gathering, in San Francisco Thursday. In proceedings...

“It’d be like calling Groucho Marx anti-mustache,” the best-selling author Michael Chabon said of recent criticism in the New York Post that he and his new detective novel, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, are anti-Semitic. Mr. Chabon, who also wrote Wonder Boys and The Amazing Adventures...

Today is Sunday, Aug. 19, the 231st day of 2007. There are 134 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 19, 1812, the USS Constitution defeated the British frigate Guerriere off Nova Scotia during the War of 1812.On this date:In 1807, Robert Fulton's...