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Groucho Marx. Julius Henry " Groucho " Marx ( / ˈɡraʊtʃoʊ /; October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer who performed in films and vaudeville on television, radio, and the stage. [ 1] He was a master of quick wit and is considered one of America's greatest comedians. [ 2]
Arthur " Harpo " Marx (born Adolph Marx; [1] November 23, 1888 – September 28, 1964) was an American comedian, actor, mime artist, [2] and harpist, and the second-oldest of the Marx Brothers. [1] In contrast to the mainly verbal comedy of his brothers Groucho and Chico, Harpo's comic style was visual, being an example of vaudeville, clown and ...
Marx also wrote several books featuring different takes on his relationship with his father, including Life with Groucho (1954), Son of Groucho (1973), a reworking and update of the 1954 volume renamed My Life With Groucho: A Son's Eye View (1992), and Arthur Marx’s Groucho: A Photographic Journey (2001). Marx wrote the foreword to Michael R ...
Zeppo Marx (uncle) Al Shean (great uncle) Melinda Marie Marx (born August 14, 1946) is an American former actress, singer, and musician who had a brief movie career. She is the daughter and only living child of Groucho Marx and his second wife, Kay Marvis Gorcey.
The couple appeared on a 1954 episode of You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx, where they talked about their story. [2] The story was also featured in " The Family Nobody Wanted ", a 1956 episode of Playhouse 90 directed by a young John Frankenheimer and made into a 1975 ABC Movie of the Week starring Shirley Jones of The Partridge Family fame.
Gloria Stuart. . ( m. 1934) . Children. Sylvia Vaughn Thompson. Arthur Sheekman (February 5, 1901 – January 12, 1978) was an American theater and movie critic, columnist, playwright, and editor—but best known for his writing for the screen. His specialty was light comedy. Groucho Marx called him "The Fastest Wit in the West."
Hello, I Must Be Going: Groucho and His Friends is a 1978 biography of Groucho Marx by Charlotte Chandler. The biography was written towards the end of Groucho's life (and published after his death), and chronicles many interviews between Chandler and Groucho. When asked for an interview, Groucho declined, however he invited Charlotte to his ...
Relatives. Arthur Marx (brother) Melinda Marx (paternal half-sister) Miriam Marx Allen (May 19, 1927 – June 29, 2017) was an American author and the daughter of Groucho Marx and his first wife, Ruth Johnson. Marx was born in Manhattan on May 19, 1927. [1] She studied for a time at Bennington College in Vermont. [1]