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Zeppo Marx Biography (1901-1979)

Original name, Herbert Marx; born February 25, 1901, in New York, NY, died November 30, 1979, in Palm Springs, CA, son of Simon (an actor, tailor, and cook; also known as Sam and Frenchie) and Miene (a manager and director; maidenname, Schoenberg; also known as Minnie Palmer) Marx, brother of Groucho, Chico, Gummo, and Harpo Marx (all actors and comedians), married Marion Benda, 1927 (divorced, 1954); married Barbara Blakeley, 1962 (divorced, 1972); children: (first marriage) one son.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

February 25, 1901

New York, New York, United States

Death Details

November 30, 1979

Palm Springs, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Appearances
• Jamison, The Cocoanuts, Paramount, 1929.
• Horatio Jamison, Animal Crackers, Paramount, 1930.
• The House that Shadows Built, Paramount, 1931.
• A stowaway, Monkey Business, Paramount, 1931.
• Frank Wagstaff, Horse Feathers, Paramount, 1932.
• Bob Roland, Duck Soup, Paramount, 1933.
• Credits; Stage Appearances
• 'N Everything, New York City, 1919.
• The Cinderella Girl, New York City, 1919.
• I'll Say She Is, New York City, 1919.
• The Cocoanuts, New York City, 1925.
• The Man Who Came to Dinner, New York City, 1940.
• Also performed in On the Mezzanine Floor, Animal Crackers, A Night at theOpera, A Day at the Races, At the Circus, and The Marx Brothers Go West.

Further Reference

Books:

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James (Detroit, MI), 1992.