Erin Fleming

Erin Fleming ( born August 13, 1941 in Canada, † 15 April 2003 in Los Angeles, California; born as Marilyn Fleming ) was a Canadian actress who achieved fame mainly because that they are the partner of Groucho Marx during his last years had.

Fleming played minor roles in five films lying somewhere between 1965 and 1976. During this time she met Groucho Marx and eventually moved in with him. Their influence on Groucho was a frequent point of contention among his friends and relatives. Many admitted that she took him a lot of work to renew his fame, which eventually culminated in the award of the honorary Oscars. Others, Groucho's son Arthur included, saw it as a rather negative influence on Marx. During his final years, until his death in 1977 his heirs filed several lawsuits against Fleming one. An accusation that has been made her, referring to their intention, Groucho's favorite car, a Cadillac to sell against his wishes. As Groucho protested, she is said to have said: "I is to fight you from here to Pittsburgh! "

The process went on until the early 1980s when the judges finally sentenced Fleming to pay $ 472,000 in the inheritance of Groucho Marx.

Fleming's mental health deteriorated in the 1990s. She was arrested for breach of the Arms Act and spent most of the time in various psychiatric facilities. In 2003, she committed suicide.

Swell

  • Stefan Kanfer, Groucho: The Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx, 2000
  • Miriam Marx Allen, Love, Groucho: Letters from Groucho Marx to his Daughter Miriam, 1992
  • Arthur Marx, My Life with Groucho, revised 1992
  • Steve Stoliar, Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho 's House, 1996
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