Guide Note: The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling comedians best known for their work in films such as Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera.
Fast Facts:
- Place of Birth: New York, New York
- The Marx Brothers were Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Gummo Marx and Zeppo Marx
- The Marx Brothers got their start in vaudeville, a variety stage show popular in late 19th and early 20th centuries
- Gummo Marx worked with his brothers during their vaudeville years, but did not make the jump to film with them
- The first Marx Brothers film, Humor Risk, was silent and never released
- Zeppo Marx invented a heart monitor wristwatch for cardiac patients that would sound an alarm if they went into cardiac arrest