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Groucho Marx originally wanted to be a doctor, but his family’s need for income forced him out of school at the age of 12. After a few stabs at entry-level office work & jobs suitable for adolescents, he took to the stage as a singer debuting on July 16, 1905. In 1909, his mom, Minnie, assembled her sons into an undistinguished singing group billed as “The 4 Nightingales”. The brothers traveled the U.S. vaudeville circuits to little fanfare. After a particularly dispiriting performance in Texas,

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