Harpo Marx
actor, soundtrack, writer
- Birth name:
- Adolph Marx
- Born:
- 1888-11-23, New York City, New York, USA
- Died:
- 1964-09-28, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Professions:
- actor, soundtrack, writer
Biography
With poofy, curly red hair, a top hat and a horn, the lovable mute was the favorite of the Marx Brothers. Though chasing women was a favorite routine of his in the movies, Harpo was a devoted father and husband. He adopted the mute routine in vaudeville and carried it over to the films. Harpo was an accomplished self-taught harpist whose musical numbers would many times bring tears to the eyes of the audience of an otherwise hilarious movie.
Filmography
In the vault (7)
