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Margaret Dumont

Acting · 0.8 popularity

Age

143

Movies

57

TV

4

Born: October 19, 1882 – March 6, 1965
From: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

Margaret Dumont would probably consider it a tragedy that she is best-known for her performances as the ultimate straight woman in seven of the Marx Brothers' films (including most of their best). By all accounts she never understood their jokes (offscreen and on), which is of course a major reason why she's so funny. Apart from a small role in a 1917 Dickens adaptation, she spent her early career on the stage, ending up with the Marxes in the late 1920s in the stage versions of The Cocoanuts (1929) and Animal Crackers (1930), and was given a Paramount contract at the same time they were. She played similar roles alongside other great comedians, including W.C. Fields, Laurel & Hardy and Jack Benny and also played straight dramatic parts (her chief love), but few of them made much impact - it is as Groucho Marx's foil that she ranks among the immortals, and she died shortly after being reunited with him on "The Hollywood Palace" (1964).

Works

57 films

Bathing Beauty

Bathing Beauty

19445.9

Duck Soup

Duck Soup

19337.3

Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame

19587.0

What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go!

19647.1

A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races

19377.1

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

19357.4

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

19767.0

The Big Store

The Big Store

19416.2

The Cocoanuts

The Cocoanuts

19296.5

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

19756.3

Wise Girl

Wise Girl

19377.1

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

19727.3

About Face

About Face

19426.6

At the Circus

At the Circus

19396.4

Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers

19306.9

Around the World with Nellie Bly

Around the World with Nellie Bly

196010.0

Zotz!

Zotz!

19625.5

Up in Arms

Up in Arms

19445.7

The Dancing Masters

The Dancing Masters

19436.2

Little Giant

Little Giant

19465.3

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

19999.0

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

19829.0

Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

19426.4

After Office Hours

After Office Hours

19356.5

The Girl Habit

The Girl Habit

19318.0

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

19417.0

Song and Dance Man

Song and Dance Man

19367.0

Rendezvous

Rendezvous

19354.9

Reckless

Reckless

19355.1

Wonderland of California

Wonderland of California

1933

The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party

19376.2

The Horn Blows at Midnight

The Horn Blows at Midnight

19455.9

Dramatic School

Dramatic School

19386.5

Born to Sing

Born to Sing

19425.4

Kentucky Kernels

Kentucky Kernels

19346.4

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

19174.8

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

19565.6

Anything Goes

Anything Goes

19365.8

Youth on Parole

Youth on Parole

19373.9

Susie Steps Out

Susie Steps Out

194610.0

High Flyers

High Flyers

19377.5

Stop, You're Killing Me

Stop, You're Killing Me

19527.7

Storm at Daybreak

Storm at Daybreak

19336.6

Seven Days Ashore

Seven Days Ashore

19444.2

Sunset in El Dorado

Sunset in El Dorado

19455.7

Enemies of Women

Enemies of Women

19236.5

Rhythm Parade

Rhythm Parade

19429.0

Gridiron Flash

Gridiron Flash

19344.8

Fifteen Wives

Fifteen Wives

19343.0

For Beauty's Sake

For Beauty's Sake

194110.0

Three for Bedroom C

Three for Bedroom C

195210.0

Arbor Day

Arbor Day

19366.2

The Hollywood Clowns

The Hollywood Clowns

1979

Diamond Horseshoe

Diamond Horseshoe

19457.0

Gypsy Sweetheart

Gypsy Sweetheart

19355.7

Sing Your Worries Away

Sing Your Worries Away

19426.0

Here, Prince

Here, Prince

19327.0