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Zeppo Marx (1901–1979)

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When Milton "Gummo" Marx left the troupe of brothers early in their vaudeville days to become a manufacturer, Zeppo, the youngest of the five Marx Brothers, joined the troupe as the new Marx Brother. Zeppo was the least zany of the quartet and would play the straight man to the other brothers. After doing five movies ( Duck Soup was the last)... See full bio »

Born:

Herbert Marx
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 78) in Palm Springs, California, USA
Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx and Zeppo Marx in Animal Crackers Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Paramount Photo, circa 1930, **I.V. Still of Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx and Zeppo Marx in Monkey Business Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx and Zeppo Marx in Duck Soup Groucho Marx, Chicho Marx, Zeppo Marx, circa 1930, **I.V. Still of Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx and Zeppo Marx in The Cocoanuts
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2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (video documentary) (performer: "My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night" - uncredited)
 
1986 Hannah and Her Sisters (performer: "Freedonia's Going To War" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1933 Duck Soup (performer: "His Excellency Is Due", "The Country's Going to War")
 
1932 Horse Feathers (performer: "I Always Get My Man", "Everyone Says I Love You")
 
1931 Monkey Business (performer: "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me", "Sweet Adeline")
 
1930 Animal Crackers (performer: "I Represent", "Hooray for Captain Spaulding", "My Old Kentucky Home" - uncredited)
 
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1979 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Groucho Marx (1979) … Himself
 
1957 Tonight! (TV series)
Himself
– America After Dark (1957) … Himself
 
1957 Tonight! America After Dark (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 February 1957 (1957) … Himself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (short)
Himself
 
1931 The House That Shadows Built (documentary)
Sammy Brown
 
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2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (video documentary short)
Himself (photo)
 
1993 The Unknown Marx Brothers (TV documentary)
Various Roles
 
1986 Classic Comedy Teams (video documentary)
Himself
 
1950 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Famous Feet (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1937 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1937 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 11 (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Other Works:

The Cocoanuts (1925). Comedy. Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin. Material by George S. Kaufman. Additional text by Morrie Ryskind. Musical Director: Frank Tours. Music orchestrated by Frank Tours, Maurice DePackh, Stephen Jones and Louis Katzman. Musical Direction by Sammy Lee. Directed by Oscar Eagle. Lyric Theatre: 8 Dec 1925- 7 Aug 1926 (276 performances). Cast: Chico Marx (as "Willie the Wop"), Groucho Marx (as "Henry W. Schlemmer"), Harpo Marx (as "Silent Sam"), Zeppo Marx (as "Jamison"), Jack Barker, The Breens, Lehman Byck, Grace Carroll, Kitty Clay, Beatrice Coniff, Ted Daniels, Billie Davis, Eugene Day, Antonio De Marco, Nina De Marco, Billy De Wolfe (as "Ensemble"), Margaret Dumont (as "Mrs. Potter"), Xela Edwards, Roberta Haines, Georgie Hale, Rella Harrison, Madeline Janis, Peggy Jones, Mildred Kelly, Evelyn Kermin, Charles Knowlton, Andre Lapue, Maude Lydiate, Lionel Maclyn, Frances Mallory, Liane Mamet, Philip Mann, Juan Marlow, Maxine Marshall, Helen Martin, Mat Matus, Virginia McCune, Adele McHatton, Nesha Medwin, Eleanor Meeker, Bonnie Murray, Marjorie Murray, Hazel Patterson, Jessie Payne, Elsie Pedrick, Gladys Pender, Nancy Phillips, Florence Regan, Jerome Robertson, Maxine Robinson, Basil Ruysdael, Bernice Speer, Hazel Stille, Sybil Stuart, Janet Velie, Jerry White, Henry Whittemore, Beryle Williams, Billie Williams, Frances Williams, Mabel Withee. Produced by Sam Harris. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 2 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Marx Brothers | Herbert Marx

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

In real life, he was supposedly the funniest of his brothers despite always playing the straight man in their films. See more »

Trademark:

Usually played the romantic straight man in films with his brothers See more »

Nickname:

Zep See more »

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