Marx Brothers
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Marx Brothers Comiques américains Chico: * 1886, + 1961 Groucho: * 1890, + 1977 Harpo: * 1888, + 1964 Zeppo: * 1901, + 1979
Après avoir connu un grand succès en montant des numéros comiques de music-hall, les quatre frères entament une carrière cinématographique avec un film qui reprend leur spectacle de Broadway, \"Noix de coco\" (1929). Après 1932, Zeppo, qui joue des rôles de jeune premier amoureux, quitte le groupe. Tandis que Groucho caricature les bourgeois et les personnages mondains, Chico joue les intrigants et Harpo, le harpiste aux boucles blondes et au chapeau haut-de-forme, reste invariablement muet. De film en film, les Marx Brothers écrivent une véritable saga du burlesque et du non-sens, teintée d'humour anarchiste et destructeur. Leurs films les plus mémorables restent \"Monnaie de singe\" (1931), \"Soupe au canard\" (1933), \"Une Nuit à l'Opéra\" (1935), \"Go West\" (1940) et \"Une Nuit à Casablanca\" (1946).
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Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)Marx Brothers
Marx Brothers , five 20th-century American comedians, born in New York City.
The brothers were known by their professional names: Chico Marx (born Leonard, 1891- 1961), Gummo Marx (Milton, 1892-1977), Harpo Marx (Adolph, also known as Arthur, 1893-1964), Groucho Marx (Julius, 1895-1977), and Zeppo Marx (Herbert, 1901-1979).
The Marx brothers began their careers in vaudeville as the Nightingales.
Later the four oldest brothers appeared with their mother and aunt as the Six Mascots, thenbilled themselves as the Marx Brothers.
(Zeppo, the youngest, replaced Gummo in the act before the group became stars on Broadway and in motion pictures.)
The brothers appeared in a number of film comedies noted chiefly for their zany sight gags.
Such films include Animal Crackers (1930), Horse Feathers (1932), and Duck Soup (1933).
After Zeppo retired in 1933, Harpo, Chico, and Groucho appeared with great success in A Night at the Opera (1935), A Day at the Races (1937), and Room Service (1938).
Their last film as a team was Love Happy (1950).
Each brother had readily identifiable characteristics.
For example, Groucho had a caustic wit and usually appeared with a cigar and mustache; Chico spoke in an Italianaccent and played the piano; Harpo communicated in pantomime and played the harp.
After the brothers ceased making films, Groucho continued his entertainmentcareer as master of ceremonies of the television series You Bet Your Life. He wrote the autobiographical Groucho and Me (1959) and Memoirs of a Mangy Lover (1964). Harpo published his autobiography, Harpo Speaks, in 1961.
The brothers inspired the musical Minnie’s Boys (1970), which was coauthored by Groucho’s son Arthur.
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