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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 ...
The opposite was true of Harpo, who reportedly could play only two tunes on the piano, which typically thwarted Chico's scam and resulted in both brothers being fired. The Marx Brothers, from top: Chico, Harpo, Groucho, and Zeppo Marx. Groucho Marx once said that Chico never practiced the pieces he played.
Chico Marx; Groucho Marx; Harpo Marx; Elsa Maxwell; Marilyn Maxwell; Sherman "Jocko" Maxwell [1]: 103–104 Mary Margaret McBride; Mercedes McCambridge; Clem McCarthy; John Edward McCarthy; Gordon McLendon; Smilin' Ed McConnell; John McCormack; Myron McCormick; Joel McCrea; Tex McCrary; Hattie McDaniel [1]: 106 Lou McGarity; J. Vernon McGee
It spells Hapro -- which doesn't sound nearly as nice as Harpo, the name of Oprah's production company. Harpo is also the name of Oprah's on-screen husband in the 1985 film "The Color Purple." I ...
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 of the Marx Brothers' fourteen feature films were selected by the American Film Institute (AFI) as among the top 100 comedy films, with two of them, Duck Soup (1933) and A Night at the Opera (1935), in the top fifteen.
Members and associates of the Algonquin Round Table ca. 1919: (standing, left to right) Art Samuels and Harpo Marx; (sitting) Charles MacArthur, Dorothy Parker, and Alexander Woollcott. The Algonquin Round Table was a group of New York City writers, critics, actors, and wits.
Herbert Manfred "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 appeared in the first five Marx Brothers feature films from 1929 to 1933, and then left the act for careers as an engineer and theatrical agent.
One of his most memorable days as host of the Today Show was when Harpo Marx was guest. He was promoting his book "Harpo Speaks". Harpo completely destroyed Daly. Daly tried to get back some sense of normalcy, but to no avail. Daly was completely convulsed in laughter. His closing line on the ABC Newscast was "Good night, and a good tomorrow."