Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx (, - ) were American .

He got the name Adolph: a name that he around 1910 change in Arthur, because Adolph sounded too German. Harpo were one of .

He seemed with regard to external and with regard to individuality on its brother Chico, as a result of which was sometimes obtained two by each other. To be school career remained to two classes lower school limited. As from his eighth he no longer went to school. Two Irish bullebakken on school had him, then the teacher had not been worked, from the window. Indicated to Harpo themselves that that came because he was small for its age, because he had a high moaning voice and because he was Jew.

At home he learned itself game. He played, just like Chico, in clubs and in the cinema until its mother Minnie him took along and on left treden with his brothers and . In its autobiography "Harpo Speaks" tells that to Harpo that debuut for him no success was: My response was directly and overwhelming. I did it in my trousers.

Harpo would develop to the "sympathetic stomme". In the films to see you him never talking. He remains a kind, naive individuality. He is the man with warrige the red its, high cap and the overcoat. With its for the walks towards he always behind female clean, but in such a manner that you always have the idea that when he would not know he absolutely what he would have. This moreover in contrast to Chico, which have irradiation that but already too well namely know.

Harpo have been also boasted for its . He must the harp well has been possible play on. He bezat themselves several copies. In the films to see again you him with all kinds of types of harpen, diverse from a quadrant to the klankbord of gesloopte piano. And always with a new harp. Unmistakably, however, its musical brio is.
Furthermore a phenomenon is in the film also Harpo's overcoat. There he obtains all kinds of things under from, of on two sides a burning candle, an enormous role rope varying, or a fish. You could it do not hurry yourself this way crazy consider.

Harpo were a liefhebber of "practical jokes". But this way that he hurt never someone with its joke. In its are there a number of find examples.
Harpo had been pleased, and after its marriage he has dedicated himself to its family with four adopted children. Its marriage with Susan Fleming in 1936, is most successful of the Marx Brothers. None of the other brothers has continued it without separations until the death with one woman.
In September 1964 Harpo underwent a heart operation, an operation new for that time. He has not been possible survive. Harpo have died on 75 person whose birthday it is age.

Films in which Harpo Marx have appeared