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Chico Marx Biography (1891-1961)

Original name, Leonard Marx; born March 22, 1891, in New York, NY; died of heart disease, October 11, 1961, in Hollywood, CA; son of Simon (an actor, tailor, and cook; also known as Sam and Frenchie) and Miene (a manager and director; maiden name, Schoenberg; also known as Minnie Palmer) Marx; brother of Groucho, Gummo, Harpo, and Zeppo Marx (all actors and comedians); married BettyHarp, 1912 (divorced); married Mary De Vithas, 1958; children: one daughter.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

March 22, 1891

New York, New York, United States

Death Details

October 11, 1961

Hollywood, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Appearances
• Humorisk, 1920.
• Chico, The Cocoanuts, Paramount, 1929.
• Signor Emanuel Ravelli, Animal Crackers, Paramount, 1930.
• The House That Shadows Built, Paramount, 1931.
• A stowaway, Monkey Business, Paramount, 1931.
• Hollywood on Parade No. 5, Paramount, 1932.
• Barovelli, Horse Feathers, Paramount, 1932.
• Hollywood on Parade No. 9, Paramount, 1933.
• Chicolini, Duck Soup, Paramount, 1933.
• Fiorello, A Night at the Opera, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1935.
• Toni, A Day at the Races, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1937.
• Harry Binelli, Room Service, RKO, 1938.
• Antonio Pirelli, At the Circus (also known as The Marx Brothers at the Circus), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.
• Joseph Panello, Go West (also known as Marx Brothers Go West), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940.
• Ravelli, The Big Store, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941.
• Screen Snapshot No. 110 (short), 1943.
• Corbaccio, A Night in Casablanca, United Artists, 1946.
• Faustino the Great, Love Happy, United Artists, 1949.
• Monk, The Story of Mankind, Cambridge/Warner Bros., 1957.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Series
• Host, The College Bowl, ABC, 1950-51.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• "Papa Romani," Silver Theater, CBS, 1950.
• "No Time at All," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1958.
• "The Incredible Jewel Robbery," General Electric Theater (also known as G. E.Theater), CBS, 1959.
• Credits; Stage Appearances
• Fun in Hi Skool (also known as Fun in Hi Skule), New York City, 1912.
• Home Again, 1914, later Palace Theatre, New York City, 1917.
• 'N Everything, New York City, 1919.
• The Cinderella Girl, New York City, 1919.
• I'll Say She Is, New York City, 1919.
• The Cocoanuts, New York City, 1925.
• Also appeared in Mr Green's Reception, On the Mezzanine Floor, Animal Crackers, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, At the Circus, and The MarxBrothers Go West.
• Credits; Radio Appearances
• Appeared in Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel.

Further Reference

Books:

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actor and Actresses, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1992.