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Margaret Dumont (1882–1965)

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Margaret Dumont would probably consider it a tragedy that she is best-known for her performances as the ultimate straight woman in seven of the Marx Brothers' films (including most of their best). By all accounts she never understood their jokes (offscreen and on), which is of course a major reason why she's so funny... See full bio »

Born:

Daisy Juliette Baker
in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1964 What a Way to Go!
Mrs. Foster
 
1962 Zotz!
Persephone Updike
 
1960 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Dowager no. 1
– Around the World with Nellie Bly (1960) … Dowager no. 1
 
1959 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
Mrs. Westcott Trilling
– Miss Lovelace Comes to Tea (1959) … Mrs. Westcott Trilling
 
1958 Auntie Mame
Noblewoman in Play (uncredited)
 
1956 Shake, Rattle & Rock!
Georgianna Fitzdingle
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Mrs. Sabine
– Palm Springs Incident (1956) … Mrs. Sabine
 
1956 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
– The Awful Truth (1956)
 
1953 Hollywood Opening Night (TV series)
– Uncle Fred Flits By (1953)
 
1952-1953 My Friend Irma (TV series)
Mrs. Rhinelander
 
1952 Stop, You're Killing Me
Mrs. Harriet Whitelaw
 
1952 Three for Bedroom C
Mrs. Agnes Hawthorne
 
1951-1952 The Stu Erwin Show (TV series)
Mrs. Selkirk
– The Business (1952)
– It's Just Money (1951) … Mrs. Selkirk
– The Great Debate (1951) … Mrs. Selkirk
 
1946 Susie Steps Out
Mrs. Starr
 
1946 Little Giant
Mrs. Hendrickson
 
1945 Sunset in El Dorado
Aunt Dolly / Aunt Arabella
 
1945 Diamond Horseshoe
Mrs. Standish
 
1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight
Mme. Traviata/Miss Rodholder
 
1944 Bathing Beauty
Mrs. Allenwood
 
1944 Seven Days Ashore
Mrs. Croxton-Lynch
 
1944 Up in Arms
Mrs. Willoughby
 
1943 The Dancing Masters
Louise Harlan
 
1942 Rhythm Parade
Ophelia MacDougal
 
1942 About Face
Mrs. Culpepper
 
1942 Sing Your Worries Away
Flo Faulkner - Landlady
 
1942 Born to Sing
Mrs. E. V. Lawson
 
1941 Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Mrs. Hemogloben
 
1941 The Big Store
Martha Phelps
 
1941 For Beauty's Sake
Mrs. Franklin Evans
 
1939 At the Circus
Mrs. Susanna Dukesbury
 
1939 The Women
Mrs. Wagstaff (scenes deleted)
 
1938 Dramatic School
Pantomime Teacher
 
1937 Wise Girl
Mrs. Bell-Rivington
 
1937 High Flyers
Martha Arlington
 
1937 Youth on Parole
Mrs. Abernathy
 
1937 The Life of the Party
Mrs. Penner
 
1937 A Day at the Races
Mrs. Upjohn
 
1936 Song and Dance Man
Mrs. Whitney
 
1936 Anything Goes
Mrs. Wentworth
 
1935 A Night at the Opera
Mrs. Claypool
 
1935 Rendezvous
Mrs. Hendricks (uncredited)
 
1935 Orchids to You
Mrs. Belknap (uncredited)
 
1935 Reckless
Woman in Audience Yelling 'Get Off the Stage' (uncredited)
 
1935 Gypsy Sweetheart (short)
Mrs. Van Updyke
 
1935 After Office Hours
Mrs. Murchison (uncredited)
 
1934 Kentucky Kernels
Mrs. Baxter
 
1934 Gridiron Flash
Mrs. Fields
 
1934 Fifteen Wives
Sybilla Crum
 
1934 We're Rich Again
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
 
1933 Duck Soup
Mrs. Teasdale
 
1932 Here, Prince (short)
The Queen of Deleria (uncredited)
 
1931 The Girl Habit
Blanche Ledyard
 
1930 Animal Crackers
Mrs. Rittenhouse
 
1929 The Cocoanuts
Mrs. Potter
 
1929 Humorous Flights (short)
Dowager (uncredited)
 
1923 Enemies of Women
French Beauty (uncredited)
 
1917 A Tale of Two Cities
Aristocrat (uncredited)
 
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1944 Seven Days Ashore (performer: "Sobre las Olas Over the Waves" 1887 - uncredited)
 
1933 Duck Soup (performer: "His Excellency Is Due" 1933 - uncredited, "These Are the Laws of My Administration" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1930 Animal Crackers (performer: "Hello, I Must Be Going" 1930 - uncredited, "Hooray for Captain Spaulding" 1928 - uncredited)
 
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1965 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Herself - Sketch Actress
– Episode #2.28 (1965) … Herself - Sketch Actress
 
1951 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #2.18 (1951) … Herself - Actress
 
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2008 Morir de humor (TV movie)
 
2006 ¿De qué te ríes? (TV movie)
 
2004 On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (video documentary short)
Emily Upjohn
 
2004 Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (video short)
Mrs. Claypool
 
1999 Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1993 The Unknown Marx Brothers (TV documentary)
Various Roles
 
1982 It Came from Hollywood (documentary)
 
1982 The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (TV documentary)
 
1979 The Hollywood Clowns (video documentary)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clips from 'A Night at the Opera' & 'A Day at the Races'
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

The Fan (1921). Satire. Book adapted by Pitts Duffield. Based on the French play by Robert de Flers and Gaston Armand De Caillavet. Directed by Edgar J. MacGregor. Punch and Judy Theatre: 3 Oct 1921- Oct 1921 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: Margaret Dumont (as "Madame Oviedo"), Jackson... See more »

Alternate Names:

Daisy Baker | Daisy Dumont

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I'm not a stooge, I'm the best straight woman in Hollywood. There's an art to playing it straight. You must build up your man, but never top him, never steal the laughs from him. See more »

Trivia:

She was the god-daughter of author Joel Chandler Harris. See more »

Trademark:

Best known as her roles as the haughty straight woman for the Marx Brothers. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra