Whose your favorite Marx Brother?

[WI_DEM]

[Metta]

1. Karl.

How many others will say that, I wonder.

[fishwax]

21. oh, I would have ...

but your quick reply made it seem so passe ...

:toast:

[Az]

2. Groucho a modern Mark Twain

Rapier wit. An ascerbic view of the world. And absolutely fearless.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Harpo. He was the nicest, and also was in real life.

He loved children and adopted enough so that he could see a little face in every window of his house, waving to him as he left for work. And he was also very talented and funny, as well.:-)

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

6. I keep meaning to get his autobiography "Harpo Speaks!"

By all accounts it's one of the best accounts of 'the business' in that era as well as being very personally frank.

[mac56]

7. Just finished it.

Highly recommended.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

22. Have you read "Groucho and Me"?

If so, any good?

[Rhiannon12866]

17. I'd probably love that, thanks!

I learned what I did about Harpo from reading George Burns' autobiography, "Gracie: A Love Story," which I really recommend. It's not only touching, but very funny! I always liked his humor...:D

And he and Gracie were, apparently, good friends with the Marxes. Both of George and Gracie's children were adopted and they got a phone call from the agency that placed the children, offering them a third baby. But Gracie had her children, so Harpo, who must have been visiting, immediately agreed to take this child. He must have had another window that needed a little face in it...:D

[BuelahWitch]

14. Harpo by all accounts was a wonderful guy

Also an animal lover. I think Groucho's son said that the only time he saw his father cry was when Harpo died.

[Rhiannon12866]

18. I can see that. He seemed like a gentle soul,

especially if he loved children and animals...:-)

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

4. Gummo.

Kidding! Groucho of course.

[LostInAnomie]

5. Richard

Ok... I know he sucks.

[mac56]

8. My head says Groucho, but my heart says Harpo.

Maybe because I've been reading his book.

[Greyhound]

9. Harpo when I was a kid, Groucho & Chico when I got old. Zeppo always sucks

[newyawker99]

10. Groucho!

:-)

[kwassa]

11. I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.

more great Groucho quotes here:
http://www.geocities.com/serenadetxwords/quotes/groucho.html

some of the quotes:

I've had a wonderful time, but this wasn't it.

A man is only as old as the woman he feels.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

While hunting in Africa, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How an elephant got into my pajamas I'll never know.

I worked myself up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.


I have nothing but confidence in you. And very little of that.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

12. Groucho.

Some of my favorites:

"Remember, men, we're fighting for this woman's honor, which is probably more than she ever did."

"Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others."

"You're only as young as the woman you feel."

"I could dance with you until the cows come home. On second thought, I'd rather dance with the cows until you come home."

"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."

[edbermac]

13. Curly

Nyuck-nyuck-nyuck...

[BigMcLargehuge]

15. Chico - You can't-a fool me! There is no Santa de Claus!

[m_welby]

16. chico

I love groucho and harpo, but chico is the man !


He played the straight man for Harpo and the wise ass for groucho.

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. Hooray for Captain Spaulding!

"Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and west is west, and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce, they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know."



Swordfish!

[Scoots]

20. Ringo