The Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act that was successful in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in 14 motion pictures from 1905 to 1949. Five...
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"Zeppo" Marx (February 25, 1901 – November 30, 1979) was an American comedic actor. He was the youngest, and last survivor, of the five Marx Brothers. He...
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and harpist, and the second-oldest of the Marx Brothers. In contrast to the mainly verbal comedy of his brothers Groucho and Chico, Harpo's comic style was...
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America's greatest comedians. Marx made 13 feature films as a team with his brothers, who performed under the name the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third...
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manager of the Marx Brothers after their mother, Minnie, died in 1929. As manager, he negotiated with the studios to get the brothers a percentage of...
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agent. He was the second youngest of the five Marx Brothers. Born in Manhattan, he worked with his brothers on the vaudeville circuit, leaving the act when...
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Minnie Marx (born Miene Schönberg, 9 November 1864 – 13 September 1929) was the mother and manager of the Marx Brothers, a family of top-billed vaudevillians...
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Samuel Marx (born Simon Marx; October 23, 1859 – May 10, 1933) was the father of the American entertainers known as the Marx Brothers, stars of vaudeville...
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Duck Soup (1933 film) (redirect from Duck Soup (Marx Brothers))
Released by Paramount Pictures on November 17, 1933, it stars the four Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo in his final film appearance) and...
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Brotherhood of Saint Mark (redirect from Marx brothers (fencing))
The Brotherhood of Saint Mark (‹See Tfd›German: Marxbrüder, Marx brothers) was the name of the most important organization of German swordsmen in the...
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Margaret Dumont (category Marx Brothers)
as the comic foil to the Marx Brothers in seven of their films; Groucho Marx called her "practically the fifth Marx brother." Dumont was born Daisy Juliette...
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Life. She also appeared in several Marx Brothers documentaries. In her 1992 book, Love Groucho: Letters from Groucho Marx to His Daughter Miriam, she detailed...
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Counting-out game (section Marx Brothers)
potato Ink-a-dink Akka bakka bonka rakka En Den Dino A scene in the Marx Brothers movie Duck Soup plays on the fact that counting-out games are not really...
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The Cocoanuts (category Marx Brothers (film series))
The Cocoanuts is a 1929 pre-Code musical comedy film starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo). Produced for Paramount Pictures by...
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uncle of the Marx Brothers (Leonard Joseph "Chico" Marx, Adolph (Arthur) "Harpo" Marx, Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx, Milton "Gummo" Marx and Herbert Manfred...
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A Night in Casablanca (category Marx Brothers (film series))
1946 American comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, and Chico). The screenplay was written by Joseph Fields...
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A Night at the Opera (film) (category Marx Brothers (film series))
A Night at the Opera is a 1935 American comedy film starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo and Chico), and featuring Kitty Carlisle, Allan Jones,...
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the family moved to Southern California, where the Marx Brothers continued their film careers. Marx was a nationally ranked tennis player before he was...
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Half Men in 2007. Gregg Marx is a grandson of Gummo Marx of the Marx Brothers. BWW News Desk (September 28, 2011). "Gregg Marx Appears October 9th in Palm...
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Mesa, California, Weide decided to produce a documentary film on the Marx Brothers, inspired by his love of their work. Undeterred by repeated rejections...
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Animal Crackers (1930 film) (category Marx Brothers (film series))
Crackers is a 1930 American pre-Code Marx Brothers comedy film directed by Victor Heerman. The film stars the Marx Brothers, (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo)...
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Horse Feathers (category Marx Brothers (film series))
is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film starring the Marx Brothers. It stars the Four Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo), Thelma Todd and...
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The House That Shadows Built (category Marx Brothers)
known for a six-minute segment starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx and Zeppo Marx), with Ben Taggart playing Mr. Lee, Theatrical...
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Arthur Sheekman (section Groucho Marx (1926–1977))
Wit and Verse.". Groucho Marx played a major role in Sheekman's life. The two men met in the fall of 1926 when The Marx Brothers came to Chicago on tour...
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Karl Marx (German: [maʁks]; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German-born philosopher, political theorist, economist, historian, sociologist, journalist...
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Karl and the Marx Brothers is an English indie folk group from Derby, England. In 2013, they released their debut album Angry Folk on Furthest From The...
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Unguarded Hour (1936). While filming the Marx Brothers' A Day at the Races, Wood became exasperated by the brothers' lack of seriousness on the set: Wood:...
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Herbert Marx may refer to: Herbert Manfred Marx, known as Zeppo Marx, member of The Marx Brothers Herbert Marx (politician) (1932–2020), Canadian politician...
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Monkey Business (1931 film) (category Marx Brothers (film series))
Business is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film. It is the third of the Marx Brothers' released movies (Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo), and the first with...
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Captain Spaulding (redirect from Captain Spaulding (Marx Brothers))
of the same name. He was originally played by actor Groucho Marx, one of the Marx Brothers, in both productions. Despite his middle name being Edgar, he...
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