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Harpo Marx
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Actor Born: November 23, 1888 in New York City, NY Death: September 28, 1964 in Hollywood, CA Biography:Born Adolph Marx (a name he later legally changed to Arthur), New York-native "Harpo Marx" was the second oldest member of the "Marx Brothers" comedy team. Dropping out of school in the 2nd grade (literally so -- he was thrown out the window by two older boys), Harpo took odd jobs to help support his family, but his first love was always music. Inheriting a harp from a relative -- hence his nickname -- Marx taught himself how to play, and soon became proficient in several instruments, even though he never learned how to read music. Pressed into service by his stagestruck mother, Harpo joined brothers Groucho and Gummo as part of a vaudeville act called the Four Nightingales. When older brother Chico joined the act, Harpo found that, thanks to the verbosity of Chico and Groucho, his stage role as red-wigged tough kid Patsy Brannigan was being alotted less and less dialogue in each performance.... Full Biography
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