Chico Marx
Sign in to saveAmerican comedian (1887–1961)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1887-03-22
- Died
- 1961-10-11
- Works
- 1
Top works
- A Night in Casablanca
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · New York City, New York, USA
Leonard "Chico" Marx (March 22, 1887 – October 11, 1961) was an American comedian and film star as part of the Marx Brothers. His persona in the act was that of a dim-witted con artist, seemingly of rural Italian origin, who wore shabby clothes, and sported a curly-haired wig and Tyrolean hat. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chico Marx, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of…
Known for
- The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos — Self (archive footage)2016
- Inside the Marx Brothers — Self (archive footage)2003
- The Unknown Marx Brothers — Self (archive footage)1993
- Classic Comedy Teams — Self (archive footage)1986
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983
- The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell — (archive footage)1982
- Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! — Self (archive footage)1982
- That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)1976
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy — Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)1976
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)1975
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 403
- Total plays
- 2,110
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Leonard "Chico" Marx (March 22, 1887 – October 11, 1961) was the eldest of the Marx Brothers. He was originally nicknamed Chicko for his reputation as a ladies' man, or a "chicken chaser" in the popular slang of the day. A typesetter accidentally dropped the "k" in his name and it became Chico. It was still pronounced "Chick-oh" although those who were unaware of its origin tended to pronounce it "Cheek-oh". Radio recordings from the 1940s exist where announcers and fellow actors mispronounce t
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,429x
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,075x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,734x
- Empagliflozin in Heart Failure with a Preserved Ejection Fraction
· 2021 · cited 4,146x
- Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
· 2024 · cited 4,061x
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Key dates
- Born
- 22 March 1887
- Died
- 11 October 1961
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Marx
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Mother
- Minnie Marx
- Sibling
- Gummo Marx
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
Gallery (2)
Connections
Categories
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