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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.
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. After playing small parts in the first five Marx ...
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Nov 18, 2022 · 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 ...
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Childhood & Early Life. Zeppo was born as Herbert Manfred Marx to Sam ‘Frenchie’ Marx and Minnie Schonberg Marx in Manhattan, New York City on February 25, 1901.He was a first-generation American and was of German Jewish and French descent as his father was a native of France while his mother was from Germany. Zeppo’s father worked as a ...
Zeppo died on November 30, 1979, from cancer. When Milton "Gummo" Marx left the troupe of brothers early in their vaudeville days to become a manufacturer, Zeppo, the youngest of the five Marx Brothers, joined the troupe as the new Marx Brother. Zeppo was the least zany of the quartet and would play the straight man to the other brothers.
- February 25, 1901
- November 30, 1979
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Dec 1, 1979 · Zeppo Marx, the surviving member of the Marx Brothers comedy team who left the quartet in 1934 for other businesses, died yesterday at Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif. The ...
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. It's always been Marx legend that Zeppo was placed into the act so that Minnie could keep him out ...
