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Breaking Harpo Marx's Silence
Factinate ^ | 29/3/24

Posted on 04/16/2024 4:06:05 PM PDT by Eleutheria5

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 characters in movie history. But just who was the man behind the character? The answer to that is much different than people realize.

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TOPICS: History; Reference; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: comedy; harpo; hollywood; marxbrothers
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To: torqemada; dfwgator

The more applause the better.


21 posted on 04/16/2024 5:56:27 PM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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To: Eleutheria5

Yuppers....
How could you Not like Harpo?


22 posted on 04/16/2024 6:00:23 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: Eleutheria5

Whatever, the one with the Italian accent that played piano.


23 posted on 04/16/2024 6:05:51 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was off the ping list.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Harpo = judge engoron (I’d like that judge to keep his mouth shut too)


24 posted on 04/16/2024 6:34:54 PM PDT by Migraine ( )
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To: Eleutheria5

My favorite Marx brother. He was similar to an idiot savant, normally pure id crazy, then put him on the harp and he’s transformed, solemn, sublime and favored by the gods.


25 posted on 04/16/2024 6:39:01 PM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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To: KamperKen
Definitely worth reading. I’ve read it twice over the years.

Haven't read that one, but i've read "Groucho and Me." It was good. Very entertaining.


26 posted on 04/16/2024 9:22:40 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Jonty30
If you type in Marco Marx into a search engine, it comes up Harpo.

My recollection is that Harpo Marx's real name was "Adolf", and so you can see why that wouldn't go over very well in the 1930s and 1940s.

27 posted on 04/16/2024 9:25:42 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Jonty30
If you type in Marco Marx into a search engine, it comes up Harpo.

My recollection is that Harpo Marx's real name was "Adolf", and so you can see why that wouldn't go over very well in the 1930s and 1940s.

28 posted on 04/16/2024 9:25:42 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

Have not read that one. I have read “My Life with Groucho” by his son, Arthur Marx. Another very worthwhile read.


29 posted on 04/16/2024 9:38:45 PM PDT by KamperKen (u)
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

I went through most of it once, then lost it before I could get to the ending.


30 posted on 04/16/2024 10:53:10 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: Eleutheria5

It’s still available on Amazon, though I got my own copy at a church sale.


31 posted on 04/17/2024 5:47:32 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

I mostly get my books second hand, too.


32 posted on 04/17/2024 7:55:37 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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