Harpo                         Chico                             Groucho

Groucho Marx did 26 movies total, of these 15 were with his brothers Chico and Harpo. Of those 15 movies only 14 were actually released. The first movie was a silent film, that Groucho is said to of cut up the movie into guitar picks, to prevent it's release. Needless to say, he didn't like it. Although students of the cinema still try to find a copy of the film, feeling it has great historical value. They were one of the world's most famous comedy teams. They had their own zany brand of slapstick comedy. That was mixed with quick witted one-liners, usually delivered by Groucho. Some of Groucho's one-liners were often imitated, even by some of todays biggest comedians. You can also find them in some of the old Buggs Bunny cartoons. There were six brothers, all born in New York City. Manfred Marx died in infancy

Julius "GROUCHO" Marx - 1890-1977





Herbert "ZEPPO" Marx - 1901-1979




Adolph "HARPO" Marx - 1888-1964




Leonard "CHICO" Marx - 1887-1961




Milton "GUMMO" Marx - 1897-1977


After almost 20 years in small shows, and Vaudeville, their big break finally came on May 19th, 1924, when they appeared on Broadway in an insanely funny play they had written called "I'll Say She Is". Other broadway plays they appeared in are, The Cocoanuts which opened on December 8th, 1925 which ran for 3 years, and while their next play Animal Crackers opened on October 23rd, 1928. They started the film version of Cocoanuts, and later brought Animal Crackers to the silver screen also.

The MARX BROTHERS movies in order of their release date are:


HUMOR RISK - 1920 or 1921 (Never Released)
COCOANUTS - 1929
ANIMAL CRACKERS - 1930
THE HOUSE THAT SHADOWS BUILT - 1931
MONKEY BUSINESS - 1931
HOLLYWOOD ON PARADE NO.5 -1932
HORSE FEATHERS - 1932
DUCK SOUP - 1933
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA - 1935
YOURS FOR THE ASKING - 1936
A DAY AT THE RACES - 1937
ROOM SERVICE - 1938
AT THE CIRCUS - 1939
GO WEST - 1940
THE BIG STORE - 1941
INSTATANES - 1943
SCREEN SNAPSHOT NO. 110 - 1943
A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA - 1946
COPACABANA - 1947
LOVE HAPPY - 1950
MR. MUSIC - 1950
DOUBLE DYNAMITE - 1951
A GIRL IN EVERY PORT - 1952
THE STORY OF MANKIND - 1957
WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? - 1957
SKIDOO - 1968

Books written by
The Marx Brothers


  • Beds, By Groucho Marx. ©1930 by Julius H. Marx
  • Many Happy Returns!, By Groucho Marx. ©1942 by Groucho Marx.
  • Groucho and Me, By Groucho Marx. ©1959 by Groucho Marx
  • Harpo Speaks!, By Harpo Marx with Rowland Barber. ©?1960?
  • Memoirs of a Mangy Lover, By Groucho Marx. ©1963 by GrouchoMarx.
  • The Groucho Letters, By Groucho Marx. ©1967 by Groucho Marx.
  • The Secret Word is Groucho, By Groucho Marx with Hector Arce. ©1976 by Groucho Marx.
  • The Groucho Phile; An Illustrated Life, By Groucho Marx. ©1976by Groucho Marx.





    • Julius Henry Marx (Groucho) was bornin 1890 and died on August 19th 1977 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. He was 86 years young, at his time of death. Groucho's ashes are in a small room in the mausoleum at Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills, California. He was clever and anxious from the get go.  On screen he played a wise cracking cigar toting, middle-aged man with glasses and a big black mustache.  He continually launches streams of wisecracks and insults at everybody and just about on any topic.  Groucho is normally regarded as the most popular, and recognized of all the Marx Brothers. In his later years he went on to radio You Bet Your Life for which he won the Best Comedian of the Yearaward in 1949.


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