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Margaret Dumont would not 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). It is a popular myth that she never understood their jokes (offscreen and on); restored footage of Groucho's "Hooray for Captain Spaulding" shows her laughing at his ad libs. Apart from a small role in a 1917 Dickens adaptation, she spent her early career on the stage, ending up with the Marxes in the late 1920s in the stage versions of The Cocoanuts (1929) and Animal Crackers (1930), and was given a Paramount contract at the same time they were. She played similar roles alongside other great comedians, including W.C. Fields, Laurel & Hardy and Jack Benny and also played straight dramatic parts (her chief love), but few of them made much impact - it is as Groucho Marx's foil that she ranks among the immortals, and she died shortly after being reunited with him on The Hollywood Palace (1964).- Peggy Prevost was born on 22 April 1904 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for Lend Me Your Name (1918), The Fog (1923) and The $5 Baby (1922). She died on 6 March 1965 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Wally Schang was born on 22 August 1889 in South Wales, New York, USA. He died on 6 March 1965 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
- Livia Cordaro was born on 4 December 1897 in Cianciana, Italy. She was an actress, known for The Queen of Babylon (1954), Le notti dei Teddy Boys (1959) and La figlia del forzato (1954). She died on 6 March 1965 in Rome, Italy.
- Pearl Hellmrich was born in 1888 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for Thoroughbred (1936) and Our Friends the Hayseeds (1917). She died on 6 March 1965 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Lucille Newmark was born on 5 November 1880 in New York, USA. She was a writer, known for The Cardboard Lover (1928), Let Us Be Gay (1930) and Tea for Three (1927). She died on 6 March 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Paul Meffert was born on 13 August 1880 in Grevenberg, Würselen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Das Geheimnis der Diamantenfelder (1916), Doktor Palmore. Der schleichende Tod (1918) and Das Lied der Nornen (1919). He died on 6 March 1965 in Berlin, Germany.
- Jules Goux was born on 6 April 1885 in Valentigney, France. He was married to Jeanne and Ruth Edith Davis. He died on 6 March 1965 in Mirmande, Drôme, France.
- Herbert Morrison was born on 3 January 1888 in London, England, UK. He died on 6 March 1965.