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Author: Stefan Kanfer
First Published: 2000
Type of Work: Biography
Time of Work: 1880’s to 1990’s
Setting: Many American cities, particularly New York and Hollywood, California; London
Principal Characters: Julius Henry (Groucho) Marx, Leonard (Chico) Marx, Adolph (Harpo) Marx, Milton (Gummo) Marx, Herbert (Zeppo) Marx, Minnie Marx, Arthur Marx, Miriam Marx, Melinda Marx, Erin Fleming
Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
Subjects: New York, Acting or actors, New York City, California, London, Films, movies, or motion pictures, Hollywood, Television or television broadcasting, Comedians, Vaudeville, England
Locales: New York, NY, London, England, Hollywood, CA

Success did not come overnight for the Marx Brothers. Their second Broadway show, The Cocoanuts, a madcap romp of 1925 that established them as major entertainers, followed years on the vaudeville circuit. At the time, Leonard, Adolph, Julius, and Herbert Marx (Chico, Harpo, Groucho, and Zeppo) were veteran performers; all except Zeppo, who was much the youngest, were in their middle or late thirties. The other brother, Milton (Gummo), never comfortable on stage, had already gone into business.

Simon Marrix, their father, had emigrated from Alsace-Lorraine to New York City...

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