nPostednOctober 2, 2016
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nTodaynwe celebrate the original behind this novelty disguise:
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nDidnyou know that this party-store favorite is called “Grouchonglasses”? The reason for calling it that is because of today’snfamous birthday:
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GrouchonMarx, an American comedian, movie star, and radio and televisionngame show host.
GrouchonMarx, an American comedian, movie star, and radio and televisionngame show host.n
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nYounsee, Marx, born in New York City on this date in 1890, was innvaudeville, which was a live variety show with a bunch of unrelatednacts. And in vaudeville, he developed a recognizable appearance withnglasses, cigar, and exaggerated, thick greasepaint mustache andneyebrows.
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| When acting as radio and TV host, Groucho grew a real mustache and rarely used greasepaint for the by- then-iconic eyebrows-and-mustache. |
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nMarxnwas named Julius Marx when he was born. He and his two older brothersnperformed together and ended up being pretty big stars in vaudevillenand, later, movies. A fourth brother sometimes joined them on stage.nGroucho ended up making 26 movies (13 with his brothers) and becamenan even bigger star when he became a TV quiz show host. You Bet YournLife debuted on radio in 1947 and TV in 1950. The major reason fornthe producer’s choice of Groucho as host was that he was reallynquick-witted, able to quickly ad-lib in an unscripted role.
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nAndnI guess that is one reason the show was so popular!
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- HonornGroucho Marx today by checking out some of the Marx Brothers’ comedyn(here is one example,nand here is another).
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- Andnmaybe you can wear Groucho glasses — at least long enough for a Happy Groucho Marx Day photo!
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nAlsonon this date:
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nInternational African Diaspora Day
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nFirstnSunday of October
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nIslamicnNew Year (AlnHijra)
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nChange a Light Day
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nFirstnSunday of October
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nDay after the National Day of the People’s Republic of China in Macau
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nBotanistnJulius von Sachs’s birthday
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nPhileasnFogg’s Wager Day
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RepublicnDay in Guinea
RepublicnDay in Guinean
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nPoliticalnand spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday
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nFlexagonnMonth
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nUnicornnQuesting Month
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