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My Man Godfrey (1936) -- A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler...but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.

Penny Serenade (1941) -- A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy.

Heartbeat (1946) -- A young female escapee from a reform school joins a pickpocket academy in Paris. She is caught red-handed on her first attempt at stealing by an upper class man...

Overview

Date of Birth:

20 October 1895, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

24 August 1985, Washington, District of Columbia, USA more

Trivia:

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One... more

STARmeter:

Down 23% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. more

NewsDesk:
(2 articles)

Goodman Theatre Announces Full Creative Team For Animal Crackers
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 28 July 2009, 5:35 PM, PDT)
Joey Slotnick Completes Cast Of Animal Crackers, Begins 9/18 At Goodman Theater
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 18 June 2009, 12:11 PM, PDT)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Thanks, Self

Brain Donors (1992) (screenplay "A Night At the Opera") (suggestion)
... aka Lame Ducks
... aka Älykääpiöt (Finland) [fi]
... aka Bröderna Märx på operan (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Czacha dymi (Poland) [pl]
... aka Escápate como puedas (Spain) [es]
... aka Gli sgangheroni (Italy) [it]
Of Thee I Sing (1972) (TV) (writer)
"Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Penny Serenade (1955) TV episode (original screenplay)
"Musical Comedy Time" (1 episode, 1951)
- Louisiana Purchase (1951) TV episode (play)
Heartbeat (1946) (adaptation)
... aka Corazonada (Argentina) [es]
... aka Hjertebanken (Denmark) [da]
... aka Htypokardi (Greece) [el]
... aka Ladra di cuori (Italy) [it]
... aka Latido (Spain) [es]
... aka Sånt händer i Paris (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Sellaista tapahtuu Pariisissa (Finland) [fi]
Where Do We Go from Here? (1945) (screenplay) (story)
... aka E poi dove si va? (Italy) [it]
... aka La parata dell'impossibile (Italy) [it]
... aka Luft i luckan (Sweden) [sv]
It's in the Bag! (1945) (writer) (uncredited)
... aka The Fifth Chair (Australia) (UK)
... aka 5:te stolens hemlighet (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Den 5. stol (Denmark) [da]
... aka La cinquième chaise (France) [fr]
... aka Tutti pazzi (Italy) [it]
Claudia (1943) (writer)
... aka Claudia (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Claudia, esposa moderna (Spain) [es]
The Meanest Man in the World (1943) (writer) (uncredited)
Louisiana Purchase (1941) (play)
... aka Huijari huiputtaa (Finland) [fi]
... aka Il re della louisiana (Italy) [it]
... aka Oh, Louisiana (Sweden) [sv]
Penny Serenade (1941) (screenplay)
... aka Akkorde der Liebe (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Första gången jag såg dej... (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Ho sognato un angelo (Italy) [it]
... aka La chanson du passé (France) [fr]
... aka Muistojen sävel (Finland) [fi]
... aka Nyhta gemati erota (Greece) [el]
... aka Penny Serenade (Denmark) [da]
... aka Serenada B'Pruta (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
... aka Serenata nostálgica (Spain) [es]
5th Ave Girl (1939) (story outline) (uncredited)
... aka Un ange en tournée (France) [fr]
... aka Xanthos kindynos (Greece) [el]
Man About Town (1939) (screenplay) (story)
... aka En pige på hver finger (Denmark) [da]
... aka L'irrésistible Monsieur Bob (France) [fr]
... aka To tragoudi tis neraidas (Greece) [el]
Room Service (1938) (writer)
... aka Die Marx Brothers - Zimmerdienst (Germany) [de]
... aka El hotel de los líos (Spain) [es]
... aka Hotel dos Sarilhos (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Hotellin hoivissa (Finland: TV title) [fi]
... aka Kaaos hotellissa (Finland) [fi]
... aka L'hotel dels embolics (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
... aka Panik i hotellet (Denmark) [da]
... aka Panik på hotellet (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Servizio in camera (Italy) [it]
Having Wonderful Time (1938) (contributer to dialogue and special sequence) (uncredited)
... aka Having a Wonderful Time
... aka Kaikkien aikojen loma (Finland) [fi]
... aka Mia axehasti vradya (Greece) [el]
... aka Vacanze d'amore (Italy) [it]
There's Always a Woman (1938) (contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited)
... aka C'è sotto una donna (Italy) [it]
... aka Den blonde detektiv (Denmark) [da]
... aka Min fru detektiven (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
... aka Miss catastrophe (France) [fr]
... aka Siempre hay una mujer (Spain) [es]
... aka Vaimoni on etsivä (Finland) [fi]
Stage Door (1937) (screenplay)
... aka Bühneneingang (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Damas del teatro (Spain) [es]
... aka Förbjuden ingång (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Palcoscenico (Italy) [it]
... aka Pension d'artistes (France) [fr]
... aka Rivalinnen (Austria) [de]
... aka Suuri hetki (Finland) [fi]
My Man Godfrey (1936) (writer)
... aka Al servicio de las damas (Spain) [es]
... aka Godfrey (France) [fr]
... aka Godfrey järjestää kaiken (Finland) [fi]
... aka Godfrey ordnar allt (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Kamarieris gia oles tis douleies (Greece: TV title) [el]
... aka L'impareggiabile Godfrey (Italy) [it]
... aka La porfiada Irene (Argentina) [es]
... aka Mein Mann Gottfried (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Mon homme Godfrey (France) [fr]
... aka O andras mou, o alitis (Greece) [el]
... aka Sie und der Kammerdiener (Austria) [de]
Ceiling Zero (1936) (uncredited)
... aka Águilas heroicas (Spain) [es]
... aka Brume (Italy) [it]
... aka Brumes (France) [fr]
... aka Entre Nuvens (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Flughöhe: Null (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Höhe Null (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Kuolemanlentäjät (Finland) [fi]
... aka Oratotis miden (Greece) [el]
... aka Sigtbarhed nul (Denmark) [da]
A Night at the Opera (1935) (screenplay)
... aka Uma Noite na Ópera (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Una noche en la ópera (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka Une nuit à l'opéra (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka Die Marx Brothers in der Oper (Germany) [de]
... aka En galakväll på operan (Sweden) [sv]
... aka En kväll på operan (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Halløj i operaen (Denmark) [da]
... aka Ilta oopperassa (Finland) [fi]
... aka Lyla B'Opera (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
... aka Mia nyhta stin opera (Greece: reissue title) [el]
... aka Noc w operze (Poland) [pl]
... aka Oi afoi Marx stin opera (Greece: reissue title) [el]
... aka Skandal in der Oper (Germany) [de]
... aka Skandalon stin opera (Greece) [el]
... aka Una nit a l'òpera (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
... aka Una notte all'opera (Italy) [it]
Palmy Days (1931) (story and dialogue)
... aka Fröhliche Tage (Austria) [de]
... aka Haroumenes meres (Greece: reissue title) [el]
... aka Il re dei chiromanti (Italy) [it]
... aka O Eddie fakiris (Greece) [el]
... aka Un loco de verano (Spain) [es]
Animal Crackers (1930) (play) (writer)
... aka Animal crackers, l'explorateur en folie (France) [fr]
... aka El conflicto de los Marx (Spain) [es]
... aka Koirankeksit (Finland) [fi]
... aka Muntra musikanter (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Os Galhofeiros (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Sucharki w ksztalcie zwierzat (Poland) [pl]
The Cocoanuts (1929) (adaptation)
... aka Kookospähkinöitä (Finland: reissue title) [fi]
... aka Los cuatro cocos (Spain) [es]
... aka Los cuatro locos (Spain) [es]
... aka Miljonärernas paradis (Sweden) [sv]
... aka No Hotel da Fuzarca (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Noci di cocco (Italy) [it]
... aka Noix de coco (Belgium: French title) [fr]

Thanks:

1970s
1940s

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (acknowledgment)
... aka Érase una vez en Hollywood II (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Das gibt's nie wieder II (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Hollywood Hollywood (Italy) [it]
... aka Hollywood, Hollywood! (France) [fr]
... aka Hollywood, Hollywood! (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Hollywood, Hollywood! (West Germany) [de]
... aka Hollywood, Hollywood! (Finland) [fi]
... aka Hollywood, Hollywood! (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Il était une fois Hollywood II (Canada: French title) [fr]
It's in the Bag! (1945) (we gratefully acknowledge the contribution of, to this photoplay)
... aka The Fifth Chair (Australia) (UK)
... aka 5:te stolens hemlighet (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Den 5. stol (Denmark) [da]
... aka La cinquième chaise (France) [fr]
... aka Tutti pazzi (Italy) [it]

Self:

1980s
1970s

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Las locuras de los hermanos Marx (Venezuela) [es]
"The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
- Groucho Marx (1979) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:

Stage: Wrote sketches for musical revue "The Garrick Gaeities", which opened on Broadway in 1925. more

Publicity Listings:

1 Article more

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance | Drama more

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Based On Play | New York City | Butler more

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