Margaret Dumont Soars

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Straight Lady is still going strong. 

Amazon ranks the title in the top twenty books

in the category of theatre biographies. 

 

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The Life and Times of Margaret Dumont, “The Fifth Marx Brother.” 

 

Margaret Dumont on Nitrateville

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Straight Lady:

The Life and Times of Margaret Dumont, “The Fifth Marx Brother

 

 

Howard Kazanjian and I had the pleasure of participating in the Nitrateville podcast to discuss Margaret Dumont and the book Straight Lady.

You’ll find the episode at https://nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=33730#p270032.

This Day…

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1889 – New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began an attempt to surpass the fictitious journey of Jules Verne’s Phileas Fogg by traveling around the world in less than 80 days. Bly succeeded by finishing the journey the following January in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes.

Midwest Book Review of Straight Lady

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Straight Lady Book Cover

 

Critique: Informed and informative, Straight Lady: The Life and Times of Margaret Dumont, “The Fifth Marx Brother” must for the personal reading lists of motion picture enthusiasts, cinematic film historians, and the legions of Marx Brothers’ fans. While unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library 20th Century Cinematic History & Biography collections, it should be noted that “Straight Lady: The Life and Times of Margaret Dumont, “The Fifth Marx Brother” is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $21.49).

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