{"product_id":"9780375702075","title":"Groucho: The Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis definitive biography of one of the world’s greatest comedians unflinchingly yet affectionately uncovers the man behind the cigar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is the amazing career of the man the world recognized as Groucho: the improbable disasters of the vaudeville years; the Marx Brothers, an act so funny W.C. Fields refused to follow it; the unprecedented Broadway success of \u003cb\u003eThe Cocoanuts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eAnimal Crackers\u003c\/b\u003e; the cinematic triumphs of \u003cb\u003eDuck Soup \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eA Night at the Opera\u003c\/b\u003e; and the marvelous come-back career as king of the game show hosts with \u003cb\u003eYou Bet Your Life\u003c\/b\u003e. Here, too, is the man himself: a lonely middle child who aspired to be a doctor; a man who sabotaged three marriages; a father alternately indulgent and cruel. Intelligent and thorough, hilarious and sad, \u003cb\u003eGroucho\u003c\/b\u003e is a spectacular biography of the century’s most influential comedian.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024787587312,"sku":"9780375702075","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780375702075_p0.jpg?v=1769917182","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780375702075","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}