Harpo Speaks

Author : Harpo Marx,Rowland Barber
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781787203891

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Harpo Speaks! by Harpo Marx,Rowland Barber Pdf

First published in 1961, this is the autobiography of Harpo Marx, the silent comedian of The Marx Brothers fame. Writing of his life before, during, and after becoming famous by incorporating lovely and humorous stories and anecdotes, Harp Marx tells of growing up in a rough neighborhood and being poor, being bullied and dropping out of school, teaching himself to read, write, tell time, and to play the piano and harp. He speaks of his close relationships with his family members, particularly his mother and brother Leonard (Chico), who would become his partner-in-crime on screen, and the profound effect that the death of his parents Sam and Minnie had on him. Filled with insider tales of his antics on and off stage, and the hard graft he and his brothers put into reaching their level of success, the reader becomes privy to a rare glimpse into Marx’ thoughts on everything and everyone he had the privilege of working with. The book reveals the friendships he forged and the blows he was dealt in show-business, and of his marriage to his wife, actress Susan Fleming, with whom he adopted four children and built a ranch on which they lived happily ever after, along with numerous animals. A thoroughly enjoyable read. “This is a riotous story which is reasonably mad and as accurate as a Marx brother can make it. Despite only a year and a half of schooling, Harpo, or perhaps his collaborator, is the best writer of the Marx Brother. Highly recommended.”—Library Journal “A funny, affectionate and unpretentious autobiography done with a sharply professional assist from Rowland Barber.”—New York Times Book Review “This is a racy autobiography by the mute Marx Brother with the rolling eyes, oversized pants and red wig who could send a glissando reeling over his harp.[...] It is enjoyable reading and polished writing...”—Kirkus Review

Author : Bill Marx
Publisher : Applause Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Comedians
ISBN : 1557837902

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Son of Harpo Speaks! by Bill Marx Pdf

Bill Marx, son of Harpo Marx, reflects on his life and what it was like to grow up as the son of a Marx brother. Bill studied composition at the Juilliard School and has composed and performed various styles of music. He became Harpo's musical conductor/arranger at age 16.

Author : Susan Fleming Marx
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781493067817

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Speaking of Harpo by Susan Fleming Marx Pdf

Susan Fleming appeared in three Broadway shows and twenty-eight films before she turned her back on a show business career she never really enjoyed or wanted. The role of her lifetime came when she married Harpo Marx in 1936. Together, they raised four adopted children and enjoyed one of Hollywood's happiest and most successful unions. But their twenty-year age difference made Susan a young widow in 1964. On her path to Hollywood, Susan worked in Broadway musicals produced by Florenz Ziegfeld and George White and befriended a young dancer who would later be known as Paulette Goddard. In Hollywood, she appeared in films with stars like John Wayne, W.C. Fields, and Katharine Hepburn and worked at all the major studios. But it wasn't until she fell in love with a confirmed bachelor, twenty years older than her, that she found her purpose. Her story is the counterpoint to the beloved and acclaimed Harpo Marx autobiography, Harpo Speaks! Susan's frank, opinionated perspective provides a true look behind the curtain and details Harpo's last years, following the publication of his own book. Susan's account of her more than thirty-year adventure with Harpo includes encounters with people like Charlie Chaplin, William Randolph Hearst, Salvador Dalí, Somerset Maugham, Joan Crawford, Howard Hughes, George S. Kaufman, Helen Keller, Oscar Levant, Jean Harlow, Bugsy Siegel, Samuel Goldwyn, Menachem Begin, Ginger Rogers, Alexander Woollcott, and of course, the Marx Brothers. Susan provides an inside look at the family and pulls no punches when discussing her brothers-in-law, who weren't always her favorite comedians.

Author : Harpo Marx,Rowland Barber
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1892145065

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Harpo Speaks-- about New York by Harpo Marx,Rowland Barber Pdf

Long before vaudeville, Broadway, and the silver screen, Harpo Marx had triumphed on the greatest stage of all: New York City. For a kid on the streets in 1902, every day demanded wit and improvisation. Beyond the door of the tenement at 179 East 93rd Street lay rival gangs, lucky breaks, failed hustles. While his mother, Minnie, was occupied elsewhere—planning her unruly brood’s ultimate destiny—Harpo roamed the streets doing what any self-respecting second-grade dropout would: grabbing the family’s one left-foot skate and heading to Central Park, preparing for the bonfires of a Tammany election night, and hopping on the El to watch “the Gods in Valhalla—which is to say, the New York Giants in the Polo Grounds.” With an unforgettable cast of characters, and set against turn-of-the-century Manhattan, Harpo Speaks . . . About New York overflows with the optimism and sweetness of the kid who, on the off-chance that “Sandy Claus” just might remember him, never forgot to hang his stocking in the airshaft on Christmas Eve.

Author : Janet Lowe
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0471399949

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Oprah Winfrey Speaks by Janet Lowe Pdf

Wie entflieht eine afro-amerikanische Frau der Armut und wird zu einer der einflussreichsten Berühmtheiten der Welt? Gehen Sie der Antwort selbst auf den Grund in "Oprah Winfrey Speaks"! Dieses Buch porträtiert diese großartige Frau in ihren eigenen Worten - mit Auszügen aus Artikeln, Nachrichtensendungen und Interviews. Erfahren Sie alles über Oprah, angefangen bei ihrem unerschütterlichen Glauben bis hin zu ihren nüchternen Geschäftsprinzipien und ihren 10 Geboten für lebenslangen Erfolg. Eine interessante Lektüre aus der berühmten "Speaks"-Reihe.

Author : Charlotte Chandler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 1114 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781471105852

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Hello, I Must Be Going by Charlotte Chandler Pdf

When Groucho Marx was well into his eighties, Charlotte Chandler approached him about writing a profile of him for a magazine. Groucho invited Charlotte to meet and that meeting grew into a friendship that lasted until Groucho's death in August 1977. Groucho was surrounded by a group of friends - some old timers like George Burns and Jack Benny - some younger comedians, like Woody Allen, who revered Groucho. Charlotte was present for most of these meetings and these conversations form the basis of HELLO, I MUST BE GOING. Some are hilarious, some are poignant, all of them are fascinating. If you ever wondered what it was like to spend some time with Groucho Marx, one of the wittiest men ever, this is your book.

Author : Joe Adamson
Publisher : New York : Simon and Schuster
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015046463637

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Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Sometimes Zeppo by Joe Adamson Pdf

This is an account of the lives, early careers and final flowering of the Brothers Marx, the recollections of their co-workers and the scripts of their films. Joe Adamson interviewed the survivors of the arduous battles which making a film represented, and collected legends, anecdotes and jokes concerning the hilarious antics on the set, the sudden improvisations before the camera, and the extraordinary story conferences.

Author : Charlene Fix
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476601496

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Harpo Marx as Trickster by Charlene Fix Pdf

The author invites readers to spend time in the pleasure of Harpo's cinematic company while comparing him to tricksters from folklore, myth and legend. The book demonstrates how Harpo, the sweetest, wildest, most magical Marx brother, accomplishes the archetypal trickster's work. Thirteen chapters examine Harpo's trickster persona closely in each of the Marx Brothers' films: The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, Duck Soup, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Room Service, At the Circus, Go West, The Big Store, A Night in Casablanca and Love Happy. Harpo as trickster embodies luck, foolishness, cleverness, mania, hunger, lust, stealing, shape-shifting, gender-bending, alliance with underdogs, attacks on the powerful, musicality, sympathy for animals, magic and mischief. His trickster behaviors in all the films are woven into a composite impression that "with a little luck, will resonate beyond the covers of this book and leak out into the world, making it a more just, flexible, resilient, amusing and magical place."

Author : Wes D. Gehring
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1987-07-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780313031878

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The Marx Brothers by Wes D. Gehring Pdf

This bio-bibliography was designed to present a combined biographical, critical, and bibliographical portrait of the Marx Brothers. It examines their significance in film comedy in particular, and as popular culture figures in general. The book is divided into five sections, beginning with a biography which explores the public and private sides of the Marx Brothers. The second section is concerned with the influences of the Marx Brothers as icons of anti-establishment comedy, as contributors to developments in American comedy, as early examples of saturation comedy, and as a crucial link between silent films and the talkies. Three original articles, two by Groucho and one by Gummo, comprise part three. A bibliographical essay, which assesses key reference materials and research collections, is followed by two bibliographical checklists. Appendices containing a chronological biography with a timeline, a filmography, and a selected discography complete the work.

Author : R. DesRochers
Publisher : Springer
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137357182

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The New Humor in the Progressive Era by R. DesRochers Pdf

By tracing the effects of unprecedented immigration, the advent of the new woman, and the little-known vaudeville careers of performers like the Elinore Sisters, Buster Keaton, and the Marx Brothers, DesRochers examines the relation between comedic vaudeville acts and progressive reformers as they fought over the new definition of "Americanness."

Author : John Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-11-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781411617377

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Popular Pictures of the Hollywood 1940s by John Reid Pdf

A detailed review of 120 popular films, mostly from the 1940s. Includes comprehensive cast and technical credits, plus background and release information.

Author : Harpo Marx
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Actors
ISBN : UOM:39015003844951

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Harpo Speaks! With Rowland Barber by Harpo Marx Pdf

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
Page : 1976 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Focus On: 100 Most Popular Vaudeville Performers by Wikipedia contributors Pdf

Author : Wayne Koestenbaum
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780520951983

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The Anatomy of Harpo Marx by Wayne Koestenbaum Pdf

The Anatomy of Harpo Marx is a luxuriant, detailed play-by-play account of Harpo Marx’s physical movements as captured on screen. Wayne Koestenbaum guides us through the thirteen Marx Brothers films, from The Cocoanuts in 1929 to Love Happy in 1950, to focus on Harpo’s chief and yet heretofore unexplored attribute—his profound and contradictory corporeality. Koestenbaum celebrates the astonishing range of Harpo’s body—its kinks, sexual multiplicities, somnolence, Jewishness, "cute" pathos, and more. In a virtuosic performance, Koestenbaum’s text moves gracefully from insightful analysis to cultural critique to autobiographical musing, and provides Harpo with a host of odd bedfellows, including Walter Benjamin and Barbra Streisand.

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-10T22:59:00Z
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9798350039092

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Summary of Susan Fleming Marx's Speaking of Harpo by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and spent my youth traveling with my family, trying to find a place for myself in the world. I had piano and ballet lessons, but I hated both. I spent most of my time reading. When we moved to a big house in Forest Hills, I was seven years old. #2 I was a child prodigy who hated music and ballet, and I was ashamed of both. I was too self-conscious to dance, and my mother was proud of me for it. The blood still pounds in my ears when I think of it. #3 At the tender age of eight, I was a child prodigy who hated music and ballet, and I was ashamed of both. I was too self-conscious to dance, and my mother was proud of me for it. I eventually left Forest Hills and went to high school in Brooklyn. #4 I was a child prodigy who hated music and ballet, and I was ashamed of both. I was too self-conscious to dance, and my mother was proud of me for it. I eventually left Forest Hills and went to high school in Brooklyn.