The GROUCHO MARX Only I Knew
Closer US|July 24, 2023
HIS FORMER ASSISTANT RECALLS THE LAUGHTER AND HEARTBREAK OF THE COMIC LEGEND'S FINAL YEARS
Emily Ahn
The GROUCHO MARX Only I Knew

In the summer of 1974, Steve Stoliar was out of a job—which proved to be a lucky break. The UCLA student soon found himself employed as an assistant to his childhood idol, Groucho Marx. “Initially, I worked seven days a week, because I couldn’t get enough of it,” Stoliar tells Closer. “It had been such a years-long dream, just to shake Groucho’s hand and thank him for all the laughs. And here I was inside his house!”

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