A house in New York’s Long Island that was the home of Groucho Marx from 1926 to 1931 has been listed for sale at $2.3 million.
According to a Mansion Global report, the three-level residence in the town of Great Neck was built in 1923 and offers five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a terraced outdoor dining area and an attached two-car garage. There have been multiple expansions and updates over the years, most recently in 2014 with new amenities including a spa-inspired bath and radiant heated marble flooring.
The cigar-chomping funnyman lived in the house during the period when the Marx Brothers comedy act was the toast of Broadway and began to gain movie stardom via “The Cocoanuts” (1929) and “Animal Crackers” (1930); Marx relocated to Hollywood in 1931. A Great Neck Historical Society Heritage plaque on the property’s exterior attests to Marx’s residency.
This is the first time in 64 years that the house is changing hands. Greg Bruell, whose family is selling the house, noted that Marx’s connection to the property was a primary selling point back in 1959, when Marx was enjoying a new level of popularity as the host of the TV show “You Bet Your Life.” And it seemed that Marx also had a fondness for the house – he made a surprise visit during the early 1970s, with the Bruell family giving him a tour of his former home.
Cover photo courtesy Paramount Pictures; property photo courtesy of Daniel Gale | Sotheby’s International Realty.
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