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Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (Oct. 2, 1890 – Aug. 19, 1977), was an American comedian and film star. He is famed as the Master of Wit. He made 15 feature films with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show You Bet Your Life. Who among us wouldn’t recognize the heavy greasepaint moustache, eyebrows and glasses?

“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read."

“Marriage is a wonderful institution…but who wants to live in an institution?”

“Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.”

“Those are my principles. If you don’t like them, I have others.”

“I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.”

“In America, you can go on the air and kid the politicians, and the politicians can go on the air and kid the people.”

“My mother loved children – she would have given anything if I had been one.”

“I never forget a face, but in your case, I’ll make an exception.”

“Politics doesn’t make strange bedfellows, marriage does.”

 “I drink to make other people interesting.”

“I resign. I wouldn’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.”

One quip from Marx concerned his response to Sam Wood, the director of the classic film, “A Night at the Opera.” Wood was furious with the Marx Brothers’ ad-libs and antics on the set and yelled to all in disgust that he “cannot make actors out of clay.” Without missing a beat, Groucho responded, “Nor can you make a director out of Wood.”