American comedian and musician (died 1964)

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. Marx frequently employed props such as a horn cane constructed from a lead pipe, tape, and a bulbhorn.

Born

1888

November 23

Died

1964

Era

1880s

Country

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About

Harpo, in brief

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Key dates

1888 Born
1964 Died

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The world in 1964

When Harpo departed

april 1 The British Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry are replaced by a unified Defence Council of the United Kingdom.
april 11 Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is elected president by the National Congress.
april 13 At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American man to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
april 17 Jerrie Mock completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman. Her solo flight in the Spirit of Columbus, which took 29+1⁄2 days, took off and landed at the Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on November 23

Chris Hardwick 1971– American comedian, actor, producer, and television host Francis Cabrel 1953– French singer-songwriter and guitarist Franklin Pierce 1804–1869 American general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States (died 1869) Helen Luz 1972– Brazilian basketball player Jean de Dunois 1402–1468 French soldier (died 1468) Jonathan Papelbon 1980– American baseball player José Clemente Orozco 1883–1949 Mexican painter (died 1949) Mary Brewster Hazelton 1868–1953 American painter (died 1953) Nicolás Maduro 1962– Venezuelan union leader and politician, President of Venezuela

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1888

Barry Fitzgerald 1888–1961 Irish actor (born 1888) Chesley Bonestell 1888–1986 American painter, designer, and illustrator (died 1986) Georges Bernanos 1888–1948 French soldier and author (died 1948) Grey Owl 1888–1938 English-Canadian environmentalist and author (born 1888) J. B. Kripalani 1888–1982 Indian lawyer and politician (born 1888) J. Frank Dobie 1888– American journalist and author (died 1964) Josef Albers 1888–1976 German-American painter and educator (died 1976) Lotte Lehmann 1888–1976 German-American soprano (born 1888) Miles Malleson 1888–1969 English actor and screenwriter (born 1888)

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