Margaret Dumont
ActingBorn: October 19, 1882 in 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...
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Film
57 Titles
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Auntie Mame1958

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Duck Soup1933

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A Night at the Opera1935

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What a Way to Go!1964

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A Day at the Races1937

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Animal Crackers1930

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975

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The Big Store1941

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The Cocoanuts1929

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At the Circus1939

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Bathing Beauty1944

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Tales of Manhattan1942

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Wise Girl1937

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The Dancing Masters1943

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That's Entertainment, Part II1976

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Sunset in El Dorado1945





