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Chico Marx
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Actor Born: March 22, 1887 in New York City, NY Death: October 14, 1961 in Hollywood, CA Biography:The second son of German/Alsatian immigrants Sam and Minnie Marx (the first son, Manfred, died in infancy), comedian "Leonard "Chico" Marx" was the oldest of the five siblings who would become internationally famous as "The Marx Brothers". But when mother Minnie first organized younger brothers Groucho, Harpo and Gummo into a singing vaudeville act, Chico chose to go it alone as a free-lance pianist in orchestras, saloons, and "bawdy houses." Though a limited musician, Marx learned early on how to keep an audience enthralled. When Chico joined his brothers in a "schoolroom" act, he drew upon his expertise with dialects by playing a comic Italian. After their Broadway debut in 1924's I'll Say She Is, the Four Marx Brothers (Zeppo had replaced Gummo) were a big-money act. After their 1937 film "A Day at the Races", the Brothers considered retiring from movies, but Chico's financial difficulties were a... Full Biography
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