Somehow, this conceit plays easily and never seems forced or unnatural. What’s more, she has cast it with a keen eye I daresay there isn’t a false note in the entire film.Īnother newcomer, Abby Ryder Fortson, plays the heroine, who shares her candid thoughts about the challenges of oncoming puberty with God-and us in the audience. Relative newcomer Kelly Fremon Craig, with only one feature film under her belt ( The Edge of Seventeen), has crafted this adaptation of the book with fidelity and tender loving care. Several generations of girls will attest to the impact and resonance of Judy Blume’s perennially popular young-adult novel of the same name.

His solo career included work as a film actor, television game show emcee, and author of Groucho and Me, his autobiography.As a critic, I hesitate to use the word “perfect” but it is the first adjective that comes to mind as I compose this review of Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret. Groucho Marx, enjoyed a sensational career on Broadway and in Hollywood with such comedy classics as Animal Crackers, Duck Soup, and A Night at the Opera.

Julius Henry Marx.Ībout the Author As a member of the Marx Brothers, Julius (1895-1977), a.k.a. About the Book 'With impeccable timing, outrageous humor, irreverent wit, and a superb sense of the ridiculous, Groucho tells the saga of the Marx Brothers: the poverty of their childhood in New York's Upper East Si'īook Synopsis An important contribution to the history of show business and to the saga of American comedy and comedians, comics and comicality.-James Thurber With impeccable timing, outrageous humor, irreverent wit, and a superb sense of the ridiculous, Groucho tells the saga of the Marx Brothers: the poverty of their childhood in New York's Upper East Side the crooked world of small-time vaudeville (where they learned to carry blackjacks) how a pretzel magnate and the graceless dancer of his dreams led to the Marx Brothers' first Broadway hit, I'll Say She Is! how the stock market crash in 1929 proved a godsend for Groucho (even though he lost nearly a quarter of a million dollars) the adventures of the Marx Brothers in Hollywood, the making of their hilarious films, and Groucho's triumphant television series, You Bet Your Life! Here is the life and lunatic times of the great eccentric genius, Groucho, a.k.a.

Groucho and me