Thank you for this series you've been doing on the stars of yesterday. . .I love Groucho Marx, especially. Avedon's portrait is beautiful. Would love to know the story behind that "autograph" on the first photo. Mrs. Edwards must have been quite an influence on that young man. Love this series!
I own this original autographed photo from 1905. Yes Groucho was 15. It's autographed to the widow of Gus Edwards who was responsible for mans of the well known comedians of all time , including the Marx Brothers in their early vaudeville days It reads "To Mrs. Edwards, tThis is the way I looked when I was a Gus Edwards kid. Best wishes to you. Groucho". It was signed in 1945. Where did you get a copy of it?
I own this original autographed photo from 1905. Yes Groucho was 15. It's autographed to the widow of Gus Edwards who was responsible for mans of the well known comedians of all time , including the Marx Brothers in their early vaudeville days It reads "To Mrs. Edwards, tThis is the way I looked when I was a Gus Edwards kid. Best wishes to you. Groucho". It was signed in 1945. Where did you get a copy of it?
Wow! Did you post a copy of it on the internet? I'm sure I just saw it and forgot where it came from when I posted it.
One thing I prefer about Tumblr to Blogger is that it's easier to create chains of attribution back to the original source. But Tumblr doesn't really lend itself to the long essay form so I do Blogger.
I'd be happy to remove it or add some sort of attribution to the post, as you prefer.
Named for Katie-Bar-The-Door, the Katies are "alternate Oscars"—who should have been nominated, who should have won—but really they're just an excuse to write a history of the movies from the Silent Era to the present day.
To see a list of nominees and winners by decade, as well as links to my essays about them, click the highlighted links:
Remember: There are no wrong answers, only movies you haven't seen yet.
The Silent Oscars
And don't forget to check out the Silent Oscars—my year-by-year choices for best picture, director and all four acting categories for the pre-Oscar years, 1902-1927.
Look at me—Joe College, with a touch of arthritis. Are my eyes really brown? Uh, no, they're green. Would we have the nerve to dive into the icy water and save a person from drowning? That's a key question. I, of course, can't swim, so I never have to face it. Say, haven't you anything better to do than to keep popping in here early every morning and asking a lot of fool questions?
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Thank you for this series you've been doing on the stars of yesterday. . .I love Groucho Marx, especially. Avedon's portrait is beautiful. Would love to know the story behind that "autograph" on the first photo. Mrs. Edwards must have been quite an influence on that young man. Love this series!
So very sweet. Love it.
Love this, Monsieur M.
Groucho at 15 looks like he would have been a smark alecky good guy full of fun. He also looks rather bright. Love it.
Like the other two as well. How could I not?
I own this original autographed photo from 1905. Yes Groucho was 15. It's autographed to the widow of Gus Edwards who was responsible for mans of the well known comedians of all time , including the Marx Brothers in their early vaudeville days It reads "To Mrs. Edwards, tThis is the way I looked when I was a Gus Edwards kid. Best wishes to you. Groucho". It was signed in 1945. Where did you get a copy of it?
I own this original autographed photo from 1905. Yes Groucho was 15. It's autographed to the widow of Gus Edwards who was responsible for mans of the well known comedians of all time , including the Marx Brothers in their early vaudeville days It reads "To Mrs. Edwards, tThis is the way I looked when I was a Gus Edwards kid. Best wishes to you. Groucho". It was signed in 1945. Where did you get a copy of it?
Wow! Did you post a copy of it on the internet? I'm sure I just saw it and forgot where it came from when I posted it.
One thing I prefer about Tumblr to Blogger is that it's easier to create chains of attribution back to the original source. But Tumblr doesn't really lend itself to the long essay form so I do Blogger.
I'd be happy to remove it or add some sort of attribution to the post, as you prefer.
Not at all please keep it posted by all means. I was just curious.
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