Erin Fleming (Groucho companion) has died

James Neibaur

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Sep 20, 2003, 9:12:03 AM9/20/03

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Erin Fleming, who was Groucho Marx's companion during his later years, died
this past April 15th. She died in obscurity, but her passing has been
discovered and posted in the Marx Brothers newsgroup, and confirmed by
Steven Stoliar, Groucho's former secretary and archivist.

Fleming was 61.

JN

D.C. Eaton

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Sep 20, 2003, 10:13:12 AM9/20/03

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If I'm not mistaken, she had a part in Woody Allen's "Everything You Always
Wanted to Know about Sex". Another of the Woodman's salutes to the great
Groucho.

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Opencity

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Sep 20, 2003, 11:16:22 AM9/20/03

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I recall some nasty scandals regarding her alleged abuse of the ailing Groucho.

Lenona321

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Sep 20, 2003, 12:56:19 PM9/20/03

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>
>I recall some nasty scandals regarding her alleged abuse of the ailing
>Groucho.
>

If this is the same person I'm thinking of, George Burns took her side in court
against Groucho's relatives regarding his will. Burns said that anyone who
would put up with Groucho deserved all the money she could get.

Lenona.

Noon Cat Nick

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Sep 20, 2003, 1:12:44 PM9/20/03

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"D.C. Eaton" wrote:
>
> If I'm not mistaken, she had a part in Woody Allen's "Everything You Always
> Wanted to Know about Sex". Another of the Woodman's salutes to the great
> Groucho.

Yup, she was the blonde assistant to Victor Shakapopolis (Allen) in the
segment in which John Carradine played a mad scientist embarking on
heinous human sexual research.

James Neibaur

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Sep 20, 2003, 1:42:02 PM9/20/03

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in article 3F6C8A8D...@catlover.com, Noon Cat Nick at
chatdemidi...@catlover.com wrote on 9/20/03 12:12 PM:

> Yup, she was the blonde assistant to Victor Shakapopolis (Allen) in the
> segment in which John Carradine played a mad scientist embarking on
> heinous human sexual research.

I thought she was the girl in the car during the Allen-as-sperm sequence.
The assistant in the Carradine bit was Heather McCrea, wasn't it?

JN

WareWolf

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Sep 21, 2003, 3:31:38 PM9/21/03

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In article <20030920125619...@mb-m10.aol.com>,
leno...@aol.com says...

And, IIRC, so did Zeppo.

Dusty

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James Neibaur

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Sep 21, 2003, 4:44:42 PM9/21/03

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in article MPG.19d7c68ba...@news-server.nc.rr.com, WareWolf at
dus...@nospam.nc.rr.com wrote on 9/21/03 2:31 PM:

> In article <20030920125619...@mb-m10.aol.com>,
> leno...@aol.com says...
>>>
>>> I recall some nasty scandals regarding her alleged abuse of the ailing
>>> Groucho.
>>>
>>
>> If this is the same person I'm thinking of, George Burns took her side in
>> court
>> against Groucho's relatives regarding his will. Burns said that anyone who
>> would put up with Groucho deserved all the money she could get.
>>
>> Lenona.
>>
>
> And, IIRC, so did Zeppo.
>
> Dusty

It is all recounted in the excellent book Raised Eyebrows by Steve Stoliar.
It details Groucho's final years from the vantage point of someone who was
there.

JN

Hal Erickson

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Sep 22, 2003, 2:59:29 PM9/22/03

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James Neibaur <jnei...@wi.rr.com> wrote:

You're right, Jim. Fleming is the girl who surrenders her virtue in
the car (an easy task, since, if you recall, she attends New York
University). Reportedly Groucho, a big fan of Woody's, considered
Fleming's scene to be in bad taste.

--Hal E