Groucho Marx facts for kids

Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx
	Marx in Copacabana (1947)
Birth name	Julius Henry Marx
Born	October 2, 1890; New York City, U.S.
Died	August 19, 1977 (aged 86); Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Medium	Film, television, stage, radio, music
Years active	1905–1976
Genres	Wit; wordplay; slapstick;
Spouse	Ruth Johnson; (m. 1920; div. 1942) ; Kay Marvis Gorcey; (m. 1945; div. 1951) ; Eden Hartford; (m. 1954; div. 1969) ;
Children	Arthur Marx; Miriam Marx; Melinda Marx;
Parent(s)	Sam "Frenchie" Marx; Minnie Schönberg;
Relative(s)	Chico Marx (brother); Harpo Marx (brother); Gummo Marx (brother); Zeppo Marx (brother); Al Shean (maternal uncle);

The Marx Brothers

Julius Henry Marx or Groucho Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977), was a famous American comedian. He was best known for work with his siblings in The Marx Brothers and then later on his own. He is best known for playing a fast-talking "wise guy" with bushy eyebrows, glasses, moustache, and a cigar.

Images for kids

The Marx Brothers in 1931 (from top, Chico, Harpo, Groucho, and Zeppo)
Groucho and Eve Arden in a scene from At the Circus (1939)
At work on You Bet Your Life with daughter Melinda, 1953
Groucho as host of You Bet Your Life, 1953
Groucho as Koko, 1960
Niche of Groucho Marx at Eden Memorial Park
Marx and Lennon on a 1994 Abkhazia stamp parodying Marxism-Leninism
The only known photo of all five Marx brothers with their parents in New York City, 1915; from left: Groucho, Gummo, Minnie (mother), Zeppo, Frenchie (father), Chico, and Harpo