Groucho glasses

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 first marketed in the early 1940s[1] and are instantly recognizable to people throughout the world.[2] Although wearing the disguise is highly unlikely to fool friends, they often inspire laughter, and are today often used as a shorthand for slapstick.[3]

Groucho glasses

References
  1. Giddins, Gary (18 June 2000). "There Ain't No Sanity Claus". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 January 2006.
  2. Giddins, Gary (2001). The New York Times Book Reviews 2000, volume 1. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. ISBN 1579580580. "The most enduring mask of the 20th century—likely to take their place alongside Comedy and Tragedy or Pulcinella and Pierrot..."
  3. Pritzker, Steven R. (1 September 1999). "The Effect of Groucho Marx Glasses on Depression". Psychology Today. Sussex Publishers. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2006.


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