answers WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN:
Zeppo; The Stars and Stripes; Bolivia; 1910.
In addition to talking about their lives, the pair shared titbits about the Marx brothers, Harpo, Chico, Groucho, Gummo and
Zeppo, and jazz music, of which they are both fans.
His ineffectual father (Frenchie) and assertive mother (Minnie) doted on his younger brothers, the "sickly" (Gummo) and their baby (
Zeppo); while Harpo, "a quiet and dreamy child" his teachers labelled "slow," endured persistent bullying by Irish-American classmates; and Chico, "a pathological gambler and thief who often pawned the family's possessions to pay off his debts," remained "Minnie's favorite" (4).
After divorcing
Zeppo Marx in 1973, she married the "My Way" singer three years later.
The former model and Las Vegas showgirl had previously been married to
Zeppo Marx, the youngest of the Marx Brothers.
Prior to marrying Frank, Barbara had tied the knot on two previousoccasions, including to
Zeppo Marx, who was the youngest of the MarxBrothers comedy family.
Ferrante portrays the young Groucho of stage and film in a way that is "nothing short of masterful" (Chicago Tribune) and reacquaints us with the humor of brothers Harpo, Chico,
Zeppo and Gummo, Charlie Chaplin, W.C.
How were film stars Chico, Harpo, Groucho and
Zeppo otherwise known?
Their foursome always had the dominating Groucho belittling Chico, Harpo, and
Zeppo. However, Chico and Harpo invariably would outmaneuver the authoritative Groucho, while the underused
Zeppo eventually left the team.
He later married Barbara Marx, the widow of
Zeppo from the Marx Brothers, in 1976.
* [Joke entry-greeting the Marx Brothers:] "Hello, Groucho, hello Chico, hello Harpo, hello Gummo, hello
Zeppo!"--Steve Baggish
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Zeppo - United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979)