Harpo received little formal education and left grade school at age eight, during his second attempt to pass the second grade. His mother was from East Frisia in Germany, and his father was a native of France and worked as a tailor. Harpo's parents were Sam Marx (called "Frenchie" throughout his life) and his wife, Minnie Schoenberg Marx. Just across the street were the oldest brownstones in the area, owned by people like the well-connected Loew Brothers and William Orth. The turn-of-the-century building that Harpo called "the first real home they ever knew" (in his memoir Harpo Speaks), was populated with European immigrants, mostly artisans – which even included a glass blower. He grew up in a neighborhood now known as Carnegie Hill on the Upper East Side (E 93rd Street off Lexington Avenue) of Manhattan. Marx frequently used props such as a horn cane, made up of a lead pipe, tape, and a bulbhorn, and he played the harp in most of his films. He wore a curly reddish blonde wig, and never spoke during performances (he blew a horn or whistled to communicate). His comic style was influenced by clown and pantomime traditions. He was the second-oldest of the Marx Brothers. Adolph " Harpo" Marx (later Arthur "Harpo" Marx) (Novem– September 28, 1964) was an American comedian and film star.
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