Groucho Marx recibe un Oscar honorífico

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00:00En el año 1886, una muy ambiciosa y determinada mujer llamada Minnie Schoenberg

00:06Gave birth a la primera de cinco boys, su nombre es Leonard

00:09Y él fue seguido por Arthur, Julius, Herbert y finalmente Milton

00:13Y porque su hermano, Al Sheehan, era en show business

00:16As half de la famosa team de Gallagher y Sheehan

00:18Ella felta que sus hijos deservedan el mismo fate

00:21Así que cuatro de los chicos went along con sus deseos

00:24Y along the way, ellos cambiaron sus nombres

00:27Y cambiaron el mundo de la comedia

00:29They were as revolutionary in their approach to humor

00:32As a man named Karl Marx was in his approach to philosophy and politics

00:37And spending a day with them at the races or a night at the opera

00:4087 minutes at the circus or 78 minutes waiting for room service

00:43Or a night in Casablanca

00:45You can count the minutes that they were on the screen

00:47But you cannot count the laughs

00:49Although the world has paid tribute to them for over 45 years

00:53With its love and its laughter and its devotion

00:55Tonight, the Academy, through the Board of Governors

00:59Is proud to pay this tribute to Groucho Marx and the Marx Brothers

01:03By presenting an honorary award to them for their brilliance

01:07And lasting contribution to the art of motion pictures

01:10Aplausos

01:15Aplausos

01:16Gracias.

01:46I want to thank those who voted for me to give this award.

02:00I wish the Harpo and Chico could be here to share with me this great honor.

02:08I wish Margaret Dumont could be here, too.

02:16She was a great straight woman for me, even though she never understood any of my jokes.

02:22She used to say, Julie, what are they laughing at?

02:28But most of all, I want to thank my mother, because without her, we never would have been

02:35anything.

02:36And last of all, I'd like to thank Erin Fleming, who makes my life worth living, and who understands

02:45all my jokes.

02:46Thank you.