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Margaret Dumont‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1882-10-19

Popularity

star5.4

Margaret Dumont

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Margaret Dumont

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1882-10-19

Popularity

star5.4

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).

Movie Credits

Duck Soup

Duck Soup‌
star7.3
calendar 1933

The Cocoanuts

The Cocoanuts‌
star6.5
calendar 1929

At the Circus

At the Circus‌
star6.3
calendar 1939

A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races‌
star7.1
calendar 1937

The Big Store

The Big Store‌
star6.3
calendar 1941

The Hollywood Clowns

The Hollywood Clowns‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers‌
star6.9
calendar 1930

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break‌
star6.8
calendar 1941

Little Giant

Little Giant‌
star5.3
calendar 1946

Bathing Beauty

Bathing Beauty‌
star5.7
calendar 1944

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera‌
star7.4
calendar 1935

The Horn Blows at Midnight

The Horn Blows at Midnight‌
star5.8
calendar 1945

The Dancing Masters

The Dancing Masters‌
star5.9
calendar 1943

Stop, You're Killing Me

Stop, You're Killing Me‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Rendezvous

Rendezvous‌
star4.8
calendar 1935

Diamond Horseshoe

Diamond Horseshoe‌
star4.0
calendar 1945

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory‌
star6.0
calendar 1972

About Face

About Face‌
star5.0
calendar 1942

Up in Arms

Up in Arms‌
star5.9
calendar 1944

Wise Girl

Wise Girl‌
star7.0
calendar 1937

Anything Goes

Anything Goes‌
star5.4
calendar 1936

Dramatic School

Dramatic School‌
star6.3
calendar 1938

Three for Bedroom C

Three for Bedroom C‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

Youth on Parole

Youth on Parole‌
star2.7
calendar 1937

Gridiron Flash

Gridiron Flash‌
star3.3
calendar 1934

Reckless

Reckless‌
star5.3
calendar 1935

Fifteen Wives

Fifteen Wives‌
star1.0
calendar 1934

Sing Your Worries Away

Sing Your Worries Away‌
star5.5
calendar 1942

High Flyers

High Flyers‌
star7.0
calendar 1937

Seven Days Ashore

Seven Days Ashore‌
star4.5
calendar 1944

The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party‌
star5.2
calendar 1937

Born to Sing

Born to Sing‌
star5.0
calendar 1942

What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go!‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

Storm at Daybreak

Storm at Daybreak‌
star5.8
calendar 1933

Zotz!

Zotz!‌
star5.6
calendar 1962

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

Shake, Rattle and Rock!‌
star4.6
calendar 1956

Wonderland of California

Wonderland of California‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

After Office Hours

After Office Hours‌
star6.4
calendar 1935

Song and Dance Man

Song and Dance Man‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Kentucky Kernels

Kentucky Kernels‌
star5.9
calendar 1934

Rhythm Parade

Rhythm Parade‌
star0.0
calendar 1942

Here, Prince

Here, Prince‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

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

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

We're Rich Again

We're Rich Again‌
star4.0
calendar 1934

Gypsy Sweetheart

Gypsy Sweetheart‌
star1.0
calendar 1935

Sunset in El Dorado

Sunset in El Dorado‌
star4.2
calendar 1945

Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan‌
star6.2
calendar 1942

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?‌
star5.7
calendar 1975

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities‌
star4.8
calendar 1917

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II‌
star6.8
calendar 1976

For Beauty's Sake

For Beauty's Sake‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame‌
star7.0
calendar 1958

The Girl Habit

The Girl Habit‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Tv Credits

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show‌
star6.1
calendar 1958

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show‌
star4.0
calendar 1956

Racket Squad

Racket Squad‌
star6.0
calendar 1951