Marx brothers biography
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Marx Brothers
The Marx Brothers were a popular team of siblingcomedians who appeared in vaudeville, stage plays, movie, and television.
Marx brothers biography
The brothers were Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo and Zeppo.
Early life
[change | change source]Born in New York City, the Marx Brothers were the sons of Jewishimmigrants from Germany.
Their mother, Minnie Schönberg, was from Dornum in East Frisia, and their father Simon Marrix (whose name was changed to Sam Marx, and who was nicknamed "Frenchy") was a native of Alsace, now part of France, and worked as a tailor.[1] The family lived in the then-poor Yorkville section of New York City's Upper East Side, between the Irish, German and Italian Quarters.
Careers
[change | change source]The Marx Brothers began as a musical group, during the days of vaudeville theater. They would make jokes, play funny characters, and pretend to get into fights when they performed.
In time their antics got them more applause (and work) than th