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Margaret Dumont

Acting Born 19 Oct 1882 Died 6 Mar 1965 — at 82.378082191781 Brooklyn, New York, USA

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 Dicken...

Latest credit What a Way to Go! (1964)

As actor

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

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

1999 · 90 min

The Hollywood Clowns poster

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The Hollywood Clowns

1979 · 49 min

What a Way to Go! poster

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What a Way to Go!

1964 · 111 min

Around the World with Nellie Bly poster

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Around the World with Nellie Bly

1960 · 60 min

Auntie Mame poster

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Auntie Mame

1958 · 143 min

Susie Steps Out poster

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Susie Steps Out

1946 · 65 min

Rhythm Parade poster

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Rhythm Parade

1942 · 68 min

For Beauty's Sake poster

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For Beauty's Sake

1941 · 61 min

Song and Dance Man poster

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Song and Dance Man

1936 · 67 min

Gypsy Sweetheart MOVIE Watched In progress

Gypsy Sweetheart

1935 · 20 min

Duck Soup poster

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Duck Soup

1933 · 68 min

Wonderland of California poster

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Wonderland of California

1933 · 7 min

Here, Prince MOVIE Watched In progress

Here, Prince

1932 · 21 min

The Girl Habit poster

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The Girl Habit

1931 · 77 min

Animal Crackers poster

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Animal Crackers

1930 · 98 min