Groucho Marx

The bushy-browed, cigar-smoking wise-cracker with the painted-on moustache and stooped walk was the leader of 'The Marx Brothers' (qv). With one-liners that were often double entendres, Groucho never cursed in any of his performances and said he never wanted to be known as a dirty comic. With a great love of music and singing ('The Marx Brothers' (qv) started as a singing group), one of the things Groucho was best known for was his rendition of the song "Lydia the Tattooed Lady."::John Nehrenz