October 12, 1998
DOCUMENT: Crime

Groucho: A Marxist?

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Groucho: A Marxist?

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It probably was the surname that tipped crackerjack FBI agents to the possibility that Groucho Marx was a Communist sympathizer. With the Red Menace threatening Hollywood, the bureau produced this 1953 summary memo on the comedian (an excerpt follows). Groucho's FBI file was recently unearthed by Jon Wiener, a California history professor and Freedom of Information Act impresario. (10 pages)

Groucho: A Marxist?
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