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Groucho Marx — Part 1

121 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Groucho Marx · 121 pages OCR'd
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: Mr. Eardiey stated that the GRaAM brothers nad toformed him that | SIG MARCUS would be able to Turnies information. conceming the part which 4. . BOASBERT played in connection with the. negotiations cetween the Harr brothers and the Graham brothers in 1995.00 : _ . _ SIG MARCUS was interviowed at the Myron Seleniok & Canpany, Ine... 9460 Wilahire Bivd., Beverly Hilla, Califomie, in the presence of his attomey, whom he introduced as 4. SOGOLOY. Ne etated thet in 1935 he was an enployee of the Zeppo Mary Agency, which was engaxed in the business of tani ling the artistic efforte of the Warx Bros.; thet the agency, in 1985, negotieted with the Green trothers for the use of the seript sntitled "The Hollywood Adventures of Mr, Dibble and Mr. Dabble"; that the seript wee to be used by the Marx Bros. is a proposed radio brosdcast, negotietiona for whieh were unierway in New York by ORG FREVERICR MAYER, she was-wouking-in cop junetlon-with SUM) MARY, the Yew. York representative of tha Zeppo Marx agency; that the Marx Bros., pertiealarly CROUCHO, were pleased with the artistia efforts of Al. BOASBERG, and preferred at that particular time to have Al Soneberg brush up any ecripie which they used; that accordingly, Al Boseberg was retained ty imividuuls unknom to his end hed a conference with the Marz Bros. and the Grahem bretoers regarding the eforementicned script; that Soasberg wosned on ize wii pi ama Teedived Tor bis sfforte $750.00, which was paid by FREDERICK MEYER in New York to G08) MART, ‘who in turn paid the money to the Zeppo pmrx Agehey in Hollywpod,. where SIG : MARCUS paid the money to Boasberg. Marcus fletly refused to atate that. Bansberg hed been retained by the Marx Bros. He stated that he con mot testify that Boesherg bad any interest in the Graham brothers’ copyright, amd thet he sould not positively state thet he, Marque, hed infomed the Mamm.5ree. that the — “material was copyrighted by the Graham brothers. fe eteted thet bis underatend- ing was that Bossbera would eollabdrasé eith the Graham brothers cn atditicne: progrens if the Marx brothers’ radio deal went throws, Wit that be unlerstoed = ‘no Asal hed bem consummated ant that be hed not epen the Grab brothefe therey | after with reapect to that mterfate 00 0 Mite Mmpoug man very postive in his remrks thet be + ex brothers innocent of any Dalioe, eal elt that, they. eee! of the inlietment aa charged. In the opinion of the writer, Marcue would ig aS willing witness. a rs Be Lt ; At the Reteil Merchants Credit Aescctation, Submy Tem | ; Los Angeles, agent determined that JULIUS 3. MARK, wife RUTH, of 710 Berth Hill 3 cdtis (alitarnie, and TRO MARX, wife HEMP, of 2431 Deo. t Road, Beverly Hille, Califoraia, and LS0-MARK, wile. BETTY, of 8451 De~. conga a, a Auge les, hed Seen mamed 2a parties Aefentaat, tagether witt she wetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Loew's, Incorpersted, ant others, in 8 be ss Superior Sourt, Los smjeies, in the sam * Lepperente ee vie "4 Dag as 57 NAY BARSHA and DAVID WEISSMAN for plagiariaa in ‘he Revie © Me | me hecsé "The records sled indicated that IMO MART hed been defemfent in two ==
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