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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.
Jul 1, 2021 · According to the Los Angeles Times, he died of lung cancer in 1979, age 78. While the three main Marx Brothers continued to perform until well after World War II, the younger two, Zeppo in particular, pursued other interests.
Herbert Manfred Marx, popularly known by his stage name Zeppo Marx, was an actor, comedian, theatrical agent, and a talented engineer of American origin. The youngest of the famous Marx Brothers, he was truly a multi-talented personality.
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Zeppo Marx, real name Herbert, was the baby of the family. While Chico, Harpo, Groucho, and Gummo (in birth order) were pushed onto the vaudeville circuit by their mother, Zeppo was a young tough by his own admission, brawling in the streets and stealing cars. This reputed mean streak never seemed to leave him; towards the end of his life, he was a...
The case put forward by some fans that Zeppo did make a character out of the fourth part in the act, a sly dig at the sappy stiffs of Hollywood, isn’t without evidence. In two of the Marx Brothers’ five films for Paramount, Monkey Business and Horse Feathers, that was exactly what he played. In the former, he and his brothers are stowaways on an oc...
The other role Zeppo fans credit him for is the resident straight man of the Marx Brothers. It’s an often-unappreciated art, being a straight man; you need to set your comic up just right, exhibit good comic timing yourself without pulling focus, and leave some mark on the audience yourself while keeping both feet on the ground. Double acts like Ab...
The Marx Brothers’ own words put to rest any idea that there was any planning behind Zeppo’s presence beyond being the fourth brother. Groucho said that, while Zeppo was the funniest of them in private life, he was a wooden performer whose presence often felt like an intrusion. Zeppo complained in his resignation letter to his brothers that he was ...
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Zeppo Marx. Actor: Duck Soup. The youngest of The Marx Brothers, Zeppo was put into the role of the straight man after his brother Gummo left the act. Zeppo also acted as an understudy to all three of his brothers, and he has been said to have played Grouchos part better than Groucho himself.
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The only known photo of the entire surviving Marx family, c. 1915. From left: Groucho, Gummo, Minnie (mother), Zeppo, Sam (father), Chico, and Harpo. The Marx Brothers were born in New York City, the sons of Jewish immigrants from Germany and France.
Zeppo Marx. Born: February 25, 1901. Died: November 30, 1979. Zeppo was the youngest of the five brothers. As a boy he was constantly involved in fights, which unlike Harpo or Groucho, he would win. He had a reputation for being quite the hooligan.
