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Hello, I Must Be Going is the story of Groucho and the Marx Brothers, told through Grouchos everyday conversations with Charlotte Chandler and his friends. And what a group of friends they were! Woody Allen, Jack Nicholson, Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby, Marvin Hamlisch, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Sidney Sheldon, and dozens of others walk through the pages of this fascinating book. Anyone interested in Groucho or the Marx Brothers, or who wants to spend a few hours in fabulous company, will find this book irresistible.
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I am so grateful to Charlotte Chandlers Hello, I Must Be Going for helping me to understand why I always laughed so hard at Groucho Marx before I could even understand what he was saying.
Mstislav Rostropovich
The person I most wanted to meet in my life was Groucho Marx, and reading Hello, I Must Be Going, I have.
Federico Fellini
Here at last is the book we have all been waiting for, the real inside story of the legendary Groucho. Witty, provocative, highly readable.
Sidney Sheldon
Charlotte Chandler writes about Groucho Marx with great humor and love. Sei molto brava! Grazie e buona fortuna, Hello, I Must Be Going !
Luciano Pavarotti
If Groucho Marx amused you, Charlotte Chandlers extraordinary book, Hello, I Must Be Going, will delight you.
George Cukor
Hello, I Must Be Going makes me feel the love I felt in Grouchos house.
Marvin Hamlisch
Charlotte Chandlers Hello, I Must Be Going is a must-read.
Liz Smith
Charlotte Chandlers book, Hello, I Must Be Going, brings back to us one of our favorite people.
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Why arent you doing a book like this about me?
Fritz Lang
An exceptional book about the most odious man we adore.
Ren Clair
This book made me laugh all over, all over again.
King Vidor
Im glad for Groucho that he never kissed an ugly girl, but this book should be read by more than just beauties.
Jacques Tati
It was lovely to be able to say hello again to my dear old friend Groucho in Charlotte Chandlers enchanting Hello, I Must Be Going . She brings him back into our lives so vividly that when Groucho finally says I must be going, I was sorry to have to close the book.
Maureen OSullivan
Charlotte Chandler has plunged into her subject as deeply as any biographer could.
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Simon & Schuster
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Copyright 1978 by Doubleday & Company
Copyright renewed 2006 by Doubleday & Company
Introduction copyright 1992 by Bill Cosby
Preface copyright 2007 by Charlotte Chandler
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Title used by permission of Warner Bros. From the song Hooray for Captain Spaulding (Bert Kalmer-Harry Ruby), 1936 Warner Bros. Inc.
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:
Chandler, Charlotte.
Hello, I must be going: Groucho and his friends: with a new introduction by Bill Cosby/by Charlotte Chandler.
p. cm.
Originally published: Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1978.
1. Marx, Groucho, 18911977. 2. ComediansUnited StatesBiography. I. Title.
PN2287.M53C5
792.6'028'092dc20
[B] 9218030
ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-6521-5
ISBN-10: 1-4165-6521-3
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RARE MARX BROTHERS FILM SCENE
With Special Appreciation
Woody Allen, Bob Bender, Bill Cosby, Elliott Gould, Zeppo Marx, Ken McCormick, David Rosenthal, and Sidney Sheldon.
With Appreciation
Michael Accordino, Lauren Bacall, Jack Benny, Marcella Berger, George Burns, Charles William Bush, Betty Comden, Wyatt Cooper, Bud Cort, George Cukor, Ron Delsener, Nelson Doubleday, Jane Elias, Julius Epstein, rt, Erin Fleming, Joe Franklin, Steve Friedeman, Max Gordon, Bert Granet, Adolph Green, Marvin Hamlisch, Karolina Harris, George Jessel, Nunnally Johnson, Grace Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper, Ted Kheel, Norman Krasna, Ted Landry, Jack Lemmon, Johanna Li, Goddard Lieberson, Andy Marx, Eden Marx, Gummo Marx, Walter Matthau, Mike Nichols, Jack Nicholson, Nat Perrin, Robert Pirosh, Morrie Ryskind, John Sargent, George Seaton, Mary Sheldon, King Vidor, Herman G. Weinberg, Arthur Whitelaw, Billy Wilder, and Tom Wilhite.
The Theatre Collection of the New York Public Library at Lincoln Center.
To Groucho
Im as young as the day is long, and this has been a very short day.
G ROUCHO M ARX
June 21, 2007
Dear Reader,
Hello, I Must Be Going began when someone gave me the home telephone number of Groucho Marx. When I was in Beverly Hills, I called the number.
Groucho answered the phone. I only found out later how lucky I was. After I knew him, I learned that he never answered his own telephone. He always had someone there who could answer it for him. He didnt like to speak on the phone because he couldnt see the reaction of the other person. This went back to his days in vaudeville when he and his brothers tried out their material and watched the reactions on the faces of their audiences. His philosophy was, If it gets a laugh, leave it in.
I had called Groucho because I wanted to do an interview with him. When I told him why I was calling, he said, Life magazine just offered me $25,000 to do an interview, and I told them I wouldnt do it with them for $35,000, and I wouldnt do it with you for $50,000! Where are you calling from?
I told him that I was using a phone at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, which wasnt far from Grouchos house.
He said, Why dont you come over, and Ill tell you No in person.
I went right over0..
Groucho showed me his collection of Marxabilia. Thats what he called all of his Marx Brothers souvenirs of a lifetime in show businessphotographs, programs, scripts, letters, and a number of embroidered pillows sent to him by fans.
He asked me to stay to dinner, not for dinner.
After dinner, he said to me, Why arent you writing?
Thats when I knew I was doing the interview that would become Hello, I Must Be Going.
When Groucho asked me if I would like to write a book about him, I hesitatedabout five seconds. Hello, I Must Be Going was my first book, and Groucho said it would change my life. He was right.
All best wishes,
Charlotte has asked me to say something for this new edition of Hello, I Must Be Going, and if I were Groucho Marx, I could say, Something, and let it go at that. But Im not Groucho, so I have to be less explicit. Therefore, let me tell you several somethings about Groucho which are not already included in this fat, erudite book.
The first television encounter Groucho and I had was when he hosted The Tonight Show . I was a hot new comedian, and he asked for me on the show when he was substituting for Johnny. The night I did the show, before going on, he called me into Johnnys office. This was in New York. He was changing clothes, and he just had his shorts on. I stood there thinking, Im looking at the great Groucho Marx in his underwear.
We went on. It wasnt a great meeting of the minds, because at that time I was really interested in telling my stories, and I didnt want to trade quips with him. But after the show, I regrouped. I told myself, If I work with him again, I will not serve as the funny person. I will serve as the catalyst for his punch lines. And it worked, each and every time after that, because he was the boss.
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