Harpo Marx
Arthur "Harpo" Marx was an American comedian and harpist, and the second-oldest of the Marx Brothers. In contrast to the mainly verbal comedy of his brothers Groucho and Chico, Harpo's comic style was visual, being an example of vaudeville, clown and pantomime traditions. In all of his movie appearances, he wore a curly reddish blonde wig and did not speak, instead blowing a horn or whistling to communicate.
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- New York City
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Trending topics shown first"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 al…"
"Harpo, she's a lovely person. She deserves a good husband. Marry her before she finds one."
"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."
"I was the same kind of father as I was a harpist - I played by ear."
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1888
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Birth1964
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