Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

Acting
57 Movies 4 TV Shows

Born

October 19, 1882

Died

March 6, 1965

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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…

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