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The stars of such endearing, beloved and totally slapstick comedies as “A Day at the Races,” “Duck Soup,” “A Night at the Opera” and “Animal Crackers,” among many others Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and Groucho Marx arose from vaudeville onto the big screen in the early 1930s. Although each member of the Marx Brothers troupe brought their own unique flavor to the comedic melting pot, it was Groucho, with his trademark thick greasepaint mustache, glasses, eyebrows, precocious charm and quick wit that was eagerly embraced by, and connected with, a plethora of multi-generational audiences.