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Harpo Marx Quotes

1888–1964 United States

Arthur "Harpo" Marx (born Adolph Marx; November 23, 1888 – September 28, 1964) was an American comedian, actor, mime artist, and musician, and the second-oldest of the Marx Brothers. In contrast to the mainly verbal comedy of his brothers Groucho Marx and Chico Marx, Harpo's comic style was visual, being an example of both clown and pantomime traditions.

United States
Actors
Comedians
Musicians

Also known as: Marx, Harpo

Random Harpo Marx quote

5 quotes

If I'm trapped in a theatre, and a show starts disappointingly, I have a handy way of avoiding it: I fall asleep.

Harpo Speaks! (1961)

Like the East Side tenement, our house was seldom without the sound of music or laughter or questions being asked or stories being told.

Harpo Speaks! (1961)

Susan, an only child who never had any roots, and I, a lone wolf who got married 20 years too late, were adopted by the kids as much as they were by us.

Harpo Speaks! (1961)

I was the same kind of father as I was a harpist - I played by ear.

Harpo Speaks! (1961)

No worse than a bad cold.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Harpo Marx (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.