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Harpo Marx
- screenwriter
- film actor
- mime artist
- television actor
- stage actor
- comedian
- writer
- actor
- harpist
- Born 1888-11-23
- Died 1964-09-28 (aged 75)
- Nationality United States
- Years active 1910–1964
Biography
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Known for
Filmography
See full filmography| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | A Night at the Opera | Movie | 47 | |
| 1933 | Movie | 45 |
Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
1888 age 0
Born1933 age 45
CreditDuck Soup1935 age 47
CreditA Night at the Opera1964 age 75
Died
Worked with most
Family and influences
Spouse
Siblings
Nothing recorded for: Partner, Parents, Children, Influenced by, Studied under, Taught.
Photos
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Quotes
No worse than a bad cold.
Harpo Marx, CC BY-SA 4.0
I was the same kind of father as I was a harpist - I played by ear.
Harpo Marx, CC BY-SA 4.0
Like the East Side tenement, our house was seldom without the sound of music or laughter or questions being asked or stories being told.
Harpo Marx, CC BY-SA 4.0
Susan, an only child who never had any roots, and I, a lone wolf who got married 20 years too late, were adopted by the kids as much as they were by us.
Harpo Marx, CC BY-SA 4.0
Many years ago a very wise man named Bernard Baruch took me aside and put his arm around my shoulder. "Harpo my boy," he said, "I'm going to give you three pieces of advice, three things you should always remember." My heart jumped and I glowed with expectation. I was going to hear the magic password to a rich, full life from the master himself. "Yes sir?" I said. And he told me the three things. I regret that I've forgotten what they were.
Harpo Marx, CC BY-SA 4.0
If I'm trapped in a theatre, and a show starts disappointingly, I have a handy way of avoiding it: I fall asleep.
Harpo Marx, CC BY-SA 4.0
TV appearances
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Facts
Personal details
- Nationalities
- United States
- Cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- Languages
- English
- Years active
- 1910–1964
- Instruments
- harp
- Record labels
- RCA Victor