Steve Stoliar

Here's the link to the Kindle version of my Groucho memoir, RAISED EYEBROWS, which is in development as a film. Also available in paperback and audiobook (with me doing all the voices).amazon.com/Raised-Eyebrow…

On this day in 1922, Norman Lear was born in New Haven, CT. His contributions to television comedy (and civil rights) are incalculable. I was fortunate to meet and chat with him during a taping of the "One Day at a Time" reboot in 2018. A remarkable life, well-lived.....

Groucho, wife Ruth and Ann Sothern at a Leopold Stokowski concert in April of 1936 at the late, lamented Pan-Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Uncommon publicity shot of Harpo displaying affection for his eminently appropriate musical instrument during production of "Horse Feathers" (1932). I love the Art Nouveau scene of the young boy in a boat surrounded by dragonflies near the top of the harp.

Uncommon publicity shot of Groucho on the barn set at Paramount for the finale of "Monkey Business" (1931).

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Last night, I had a luverly time seeing A BEAUTIFUL NOISE. Very entertaining. I was there as the guest of Tom and Sarah Hensley. A lady behind us, pointing to Tom, said, "Is he a big Neil Diamond fan?" I said, "I guess you could say that. He was Neil's keyboardist for 40 years."

Quite the lineup: A 1945 meeting of the Screen Actors Guild's Hospital Tours Committee, held at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Standing: Harpo, Anne Revere, Hillary Brooke, and Walter Pidgeon. Seated: Ingrid Bergman, George Murphy (president of SAG at the time), and Jane Wyman.

Once more, with feeling.....

During a break in the filming of "Double Dynamite" at RKO in late 1948, doting dad Groucho swings toddler Melinda, while mama Kay enjoys a cigarette. Due to studio owner Howard Hughes' eccentricity, the film wasn't released until December of 1951.

On this day in 1888, Gluyas Williams was born in San Fancisco. He could do more with black and white than most artists could do with a rainbow. He's best known for illustrating Robert Benchley's books. Here are a couple of examples of his humor and skill.

Chico on the set of "The Big Store" (1941). The action scenes in the roller-skating finale were done with stunt doubles, but there were closeups of the Marx Brothers, mostly shot against rear-projection, in between the stunt footage.

This sounds like a deleted sequence from "Citizen Kane." politico.com/live-updates/2… via @GoogleNews

Here's the podcast version of that KABC round-table discussion on the Marx Brothers we recorded earlier this month. Jade Marx, Bill Marx, Gregg Marx, a few others, and yours truly, sharing memories, stories, information. Enjoy! omny.fm/shows/hollywoo…

Aren't we to expect that if she agrees to provide new testimony, it'll almost certainly center on exonerating Trump of anything unsavory - in return for a reduced sentence or even a pardon??? nbcnews.com/politics/justi… via @GoogleNews

Wardrobe test shot of Harpo on the set of "Go West" in September of 1940.

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Wardrobe test shot of Chico on the set of "Go West," August of 1940.

Another shot from the Marx Brothers tribute on Thursday: This is Groucho's granddaughter - Melinda's daughter - Jade and me in front of one of the display cases of Marxian goodies. Lovely evening.....

Another couple of shots of me speaking at The Hollywood Museum's salute to the Marx Brothers this past Thursday. In the photo on the right, I'm talking about how frustrated I was that other people would see Groucho around town, but I knew I would never ever meet him. I was wrong.

The original Good Humor Man: Groucho enjoying some ice cream during a break in the filming of the football finale of "Horse Feathers" at Occidental College during a hot July day in 1932.