Groucho glasses explained
Groucho glasses, also known as nose glasses, the beaglepuss, or the GM 20/20s, are a humorous novelty disguise which function as a caricature of the stage makeup used by the comedian Groucho Marx in his movies and vaudeville performances. They typically consist of black frames (either round or horn-rimmed) with attached features including bushy eyebrows, a large plastic nose, bushy moustache, and sometimes a plastic cigar. Considered one of the most iconic and widely used of all novelty items in the world, Groucho glasses were marketed as early as the 1940s[1] and are instantly recognizable to people throughout the world.[2] The glasses are often used as a shorthand for slapstick[3] and are depicted in the Disguised Face emoji.[4] [5]
Notes and References
- Web site: There Ain't No Sanity Claus. Gary. Giddins. The New York Times. 18 June 2000. 1 November 2020.
- Book: Giddins, Gary . The New York Times Book Reviews 2000, volume 1 . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers . 2001 . 1579580580. "The most enduring mask of the 20th century—likely to take their place alongside Comedy and Tragedy or Pulcinella and Pierrot..."
- The Effect of Groucho Marx Glasses on Depression. Steven R.. Pritzker. Psychology Today. 1 September 1999. Sussex Publishers. 1 November 2020. dead. https://archive.today/20130419093838/http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19990901-000042.html. 19 April 2013.
- Web site: Hy . Mo . Proposal for New Emoji: Disguised Face . Unicode . 19 January 2022.
- Web site: Disguised Face . Emojipedia . 18 January 2022.