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Miriam Marx

Miriam Marx

American memoirist, writer (1927-2017)

Miriam Marx Allen (May 19, 1927 – June 29, 2017) was an American author and the daughter of Groucho Marx and his first wife, Ruth Johnson.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Marx was born in Manhattan on May 19, 1927.[1] She studied for a time at Bennington College in Vermont.[1] But after being expelled for alcohol-related infractions three months before graduating, she worked as a writer at Mademoiselle Magazine.[2] She later worked on her father's quiz show, You Bet Your Life.[2][1][3] She also appeared in several Marx Brothers documentaries.[4]

In her 1992 book, Love Groucho: Letters from Groucho Marx to His Daughter Miriam, she detailed her difficult relationship with Groucho, her battle against addictive substances, and her eventual reconciliation with her father.[5] She died June 29, 2017, in Capistrano Beach, California, at the age of 90.[1][2][6] Her elder brother, Arthur Marx, died in 2011.[7] Her marriage to Gorden Allen, whom she met at Menninger Clinic while undergoing treatment for alcoholism, ended in divorce.[1]

Bibliography

  • Marx, Miriam. Love Groucho: Letters from Groucho Marx to His Daughter Miriam. Faber & Faber, 1992; ISBN 0-571-12915-3.

References

  1. [1]
    Barnes, Mike (7 July 2017). "Miriam Marx Allen, Daughter of Groucho Marx, Dies at 90". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. [2]
    Marble, Steve (7 July 2017). "Miriam Marx Allen, daughter of Groucho Marx who turned his letters into a revealing life story, dies". Los Angeles Times.
  3. [3]
    Strange, Bill. "Groucho Marx's Daughter Dies". iHeartRadio. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Miriam Marx". IMDb.
  5. [5]
    McLellen, Dennis (1989-09-07). "Love, Groucho : Comedian's Letters to Daughter Show a Gentler, Unknown Side". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  6. [6]
    "Miriam Marx Allen (1928-2017)". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. [7]
    Grimes, William (14 April 2011). "Arthur Marx, Who Wrote About Groucho, Dies at 89". New York Times.


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