Born: February 25, 1901
Died: November 30, 1979

Considered by many to be the "normal" (and most handsome) Marx brother, Zeppo Marx appeared in only five Marx_Brothers' films. Generally not the center of attention, Zeppo functioned mainly as a bland romantic distraction to Groucho, Chico, and Harpo's vaudeville-based comic craziness, and as a replacement for older brother Gummo, who left the act to pursue other avenues. Zeppo appeared in The_Cocoanuts, Animal_Crackers, Monkey_Business, Horse_Feathers, and what is considered by many to be the best Marx_Brothers' film, Duck_Soup. After leaving the act, both Zeppo and Gummo became very successful Hollywood talent agents. In addition, Zeppo invented a wristwatch to monitor the pulse-rate of cardiac patients that would ring an alarm if the patient went into cardiac arrest as well as clamping devices used in atomic bomb raids in the mid-'40s. Zeppo's second wife, Barbara, a former Vegas showgirl, divorced him after ten years and later became the last Mrs. Frank Sinatra. Rovi

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