Arthur " Harpo " Marx (born Adolph Marx; [1] November 23, 1888 – September 28, 1964) was an American comedian and harpist, and the second-oldest of the Marx Brothers. [1]

Born Adolph Marx on Novem-ber 23, 1888, he came from a poor family that lived in tenement housing in Brooklyn, New York. Harpo dropped out of school in second grade and grew up …

Harpo was given the name Adolph, but changed it to Arthur during World War I because it was too 'German'. Through Alexander Woollcott the theater critic, who was responsible for their first big …

After mistakenly hiring Baroni (Allan Jones), Driftwood sails back to New York and is unexpectedly joined by stowaways—Baroni and his manager (Chico Marx) and Lassaparri’s former dresser …

Harpo was an accomplished self-taught harpist whose musical numbers would many times bring tears to the eyes of the audience of an otherwise hilarious movie. Usually wore a raincoat, …

It looks simple, but it actually has thousands of moving parts, all housed within a block of wood that is kept under pressure and will implode if not played regularly. There are strings and …

Arthur “Harpo” Marx, born Adolph Marx, was an American comedian, actor, mime artist, and harpist, and the second oldest of the Marx Brothers. His comic style was visual, being an …