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Explore 20th century entertainment through the lens of Hirschfeld drawings
David and Katherine take a look at the friendship between Al Hirschfeld and satirist S.J. Perelman including their Broadway-bound flop Sweet Bye and Bye, and their subsequent adventures chronicled in the book Westward Ha! or Around the World in 80 Clichés.
Thank you Frank Ferrante for recording Groucho Marx' farewell speech to Hirschfeld and Perelman. More on Frank Ferrante here: EveningWithGroucho.com
Thank you Robert Bader for the transcript of Groucho Marx' farewell speech as featured in his book "Grouch Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales: Selected Writings of Groucho Marx": Order Here
Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode:
S.J. Perelman
Walk a Little Faster, 1932
One Touch of Venus, 1943
Dolly Haus
Ogden Nash
Sweet Bye and Bye 2011 Recording on Spotify
Death in Philadelphia, the Creators of Sweet Bye and Bye, 1947
Drawings from Westward Ha!, 1947
Stanley Tucci in Execution of Justice (On the Right), 1986
Groucho Marx
Frank Ferrante as Groucho, 1986
The King and I, 1951
Swiss Family Perelman, 1949
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Explore 20th century entertainment through the lens of Hirschfeld drawings
