Zeppo Marx
American film star; member of the Marx Brothers (1901-1979) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 78
Herbert Manfred "Zeppo" Marx was an American comedic actor and businessman. He was the youngest, and last survivor, of the five Marx Brothers.
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- Norman Z. McLeod Directed Monkey Business and Horse Feathers
Margaret Dumont Also in The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers
Leo McCarey Directed Duck Soup (1933)
Thelma Todd Also in Monkey Business and Horse Feathers
George S. Kaufman Wrote The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers
Monta Bell Produced The Cocoanuts (1929)
Robert Florey Directed The Cocoanuts (1929)
Ruth Hall Also in I'll Say She Is and Monkey Business
Walter Wanger Produced The Cocoanuts (1929)
Robert Greig Also in Horse Feathers and Animal Crackers
S. J. Perelman Wrote Monkey Business and Horse Feathers- Harry Ruby Wrote Horse Feathers and Duck Soup
Joseph Santley Directed The Cocoanuts (1929)- Morrie Ryskind Wrote The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers
Cyril Ring Also in The Cocoanuts and Monkey Business- Bert Kalmar Wrote Horse Feathers and Duck Soup
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He appeared with his brothers on Broadway during the 1920s and in the first five Marx Brothers feature films from 1929 to 1933, usually performing in a more subdued style than his brothers and serving as a romantic lead and/or straight man. After Duck Soup (1933), he abandoned acting for subsequent careers as an engineer and theatrical agent.
