Here are 10 things you should know about Zeppo Marx, born 120 years ago today. Though his contributions to the Marx Brothers’ success are often dismissed, devoted fans recognize that the team was somehow better with him than without.
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10 Things You Should Know About Jack Benny
Here are 10 things you should know about Jack Benny, born 127 years ago today. The show biz icon was said to be the very opposite of the parsimonious, vain and persnickety figure he portrayed for so long. We suspect the American public knew it all along.
10 Things You Should Know About Eric Blore
Here are 10 things you should know about Eric Blore, born 133 years ago today. The character actor’s comedic skills enlivened nearly 90 motion pictures over the course of his career.
10 Things You Should Know About Jobyna Ralston
Here are 10 things you should about Jobyna Ralston, born 121 years ago today. She’s best remembered today as a leading lady in some of Harold Lloyd‘s best films, but she enjoyed a rich and varied, if brief, career in the 1920s.
10 Things You Should Know About Margaret Dumont
Here are 10 things you should know about the indispensable Margaret Dumont. born 135 years ago today. She’s best remembered (and rightfully so) as a straight woman nonpareil for the Marx Brothers (Groucho, in particular), but that doesn’t begin to tell her story.