Growing Up With Chico [Paperback]

Maxine Marx (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Limelight Editions; 1st Limelight ed edition (April 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879100591
• ISBN-13: 978-0879100599
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,613,261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A no-nonsense look at the eldest Marx brother., December 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Growing Up With Chico (Hardcover)

This is truly a case of a unbiased look at one of the funniest men of his time. This gem took me from loving him for his work to hating him for who he was to sympathizing with him for his out of control lifestyle. Sometimes you can know too much about someone. Maxine Marx should be given a medal for her honesty and candor about a father she loved and whose motives she questioned. This book is for anyone who loves the Marx Brothers...you won't be able to put it down.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Chico--the Wildest Marx Brother, July 8, 2000

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Frank Cullen "Frank Cullen, American Vaudevil... (formerly Boston, MA and now Edgewood, New Mexico, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Growing Up With Chico (Hardcover)

This is a slight but candid look at the most fascinating Marx Brother. Chico was the eldest and the one who propelled the Brothers' act into big time show biz. He was also a compulsive gambler and lover, a math wiz and could play any instrument that engaged his ever-shifting attention. His daughter, Maxine, presents a loving yet candid portrait of the father she (and every other woman in his life) loved.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than just "Monkey Business", April 19, 2004

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devotedmarxist (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Growing Up With Chico (Hardcover)

I read the other reviews and decided to buy the book. I wasn't disappointed. I've always been intrigued by the Marx Brothers, especially Chico (and Harpo as well). There's been so many stories told about him, and I wanted to hear it from someone who was really there! There's no doubt that Chico and his daughter loved each other unconditionally. That shines through in this story. Despite the fact that Chico was a wild, gambling, skirt-chasing sort of guy, Maxine Marx shows a real and vulnerable human side to her Dad. I give her credit for telling it like it was, warts and all. This book is fairly short (177 pages), I read in a couple of hours, but I didn't want to put it down. Even though Chico wouldn't have been nominated for Husband of the Year, I still adore the guy just the same after reading this book. Highly recommended.