Groucho Marx quotes (Never forget a face; Accept me as a member)

[Page Stephens]

Then there is the old story from as I recall George S.Kaufman who
purportedly said one time when he was watching a Marx Brothers play which he
had written "shut up."

His friend asked him why, and Kaufman replied, "Because I think that I just
heard Groucho say a line that I wrote.

Page Stephens

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> Barry notes:
>   >>>>>
> The Wikipedia has a large selection of Groucho Marx quotes. These two are
> listed as "attributed." I don't know what Marxist material Fred Shapiro
> has.
> <<<<<
>
> A lot of sayings attributed to Groucho should be credited to the writers
> of
> the movies in which he said them.
>
> -- Mark (not Marx)
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