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- “It was contradictory to his philosophy of the character he created and the public embraced. That’s why he once turned down oodles of money from a TV network to say just one word. He felt that would violate the public’s trust in the mime they knew as Harpo, thus diluting its curious mystique.”
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Because his character did not speak, NBC snubbed Harpo when they gave the Marx Brothers their own radio sitcom in 1932. In the midst of the Great Depression, Groucho and Chico each got paid more than $3,000 a week for just half an hour’s work, all while poor old Harpo could not participate.
In January 1910, Harpo joined two of his younger brothers, Julius (later "Groucho") and Milton (later "Gummo"), to form "The Three Nightingales", which would later be renamed "The Marx Brothers". Multiple unverified stories attempt to explain Harpo's evolution as the "silent" character in the brothers' act.
Jun 19, 2015 · Harpo, of course, was the silent Marx Brother known for his outrageous on-screen mimes. Softly-spoken with a distinctive New York accent in real life, according to son Bill, he was largely...
Harpo Marx, a third of the legendary comedy trio the Marx Brothers, is known for his quiet pantomime style. And by quiet we mean he never talked in any of his television or film performances. He was so convincing, in fact, that many audiences believed he was actually mute.
Feb 7, 2022 · On April 4, 1941, on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer letterhead, Harpo Marx broke his famous silence, writing U.S. Minister to Portugal Bert Fish about his aunt’s “very worthy case” to solicit his...
Mar 29, 2024 · If Groucho was the witty Marx Brother, Harpo was without a doubt the wild one. His persona of the silent lunatic who runs around wreaking havoc is one of the most instantly recognizable...
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Oct 2, 2012 · The answer is a definite "Yes." Harpo started out in Vaudeville with his brothers, in a singing act called The Four Nightingales. He sang, not good, but yes, he did sing. Groucho said Harpo sang "if you call growling singing." At one Vaudeville gig, Harpo's singing was so bad, the theater owner offered to pay him $5 for "not singing" in the act!
