Mini-Biography:
Margaret Dumont was born on December 20, 1889 in Brooklyn, New York. She was an American Actress, known for The Big Store (1941), The Marx Brothers at the Circus (1939), The Cocoanuts (1929), Margaret Dumont's first movie on record is from 1929. Margaret Dumont died on March 6, 1965 in Hollywood, California, USA. Her last motion picture on file dates from 1945.
FilmographyFilmography [Auszug]
1945: Diamond Horseshoe (Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe) (Cast: Mrs. Standish), Directed by George Seaton, with Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Phil Silvers,
1941: Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (Cast: Mrs. Hemogloben), Directed by Edward F. Cline, with W.C. Fields, Gloria Jean, Leon Errol,
1941: The Big Store (Cast: Martha Phelps), Directed by Charles Riesner, with Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx,
1939: The Marx Brothers at the Circus (Cast: Mrs. Dukesbury), Directed by Edward Buzzell, with Chico Marx, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx,
1938: Dramatic School (Cast), Directed by Robert B. Sinclair, with Marie Blake, Cecilia Callejo, Jean Chatburn,
1937: A day at the races (Cast: Mrs. Upjohn), Directed by Sam Wood, with Allan Jones, Chico Marx,
1936: Anything Goes (Rien ne va plus) (Cast), Directed by Lewis Milestone, with Philip Ahn, Grace Bradley, Richard Carle,
1935: A Night at the Opera (Cast: Mrs. Claypool), Directed by Sam Wood, with Kitty Carlisle, Alan Jones,
1933: Duck Soup (Cast), Directed by Leo McCarey, with Edmund Breese, Louis Calhern, Davison Clark,
1930: Animal crackers (Cast: Mrs. Rittenhouse), Directed by Victor Heerman, with Robert Greig, Margaret Irving,
1929: The Cocoanuts (Cast: Mrs. Potter), Directed by Robert Florey, Joseph Santley, with Marx Brothers, Mary Eaton,
Bibliography
International Dictionnary of Films and Filmmakers, Vol 3: Actors and Actresses, St James Press, Detroit and London, 2nd edition 1992