There were six Marx brothers in the family of Sam and Minnie Marx: Chico (Leonard), Harpo (Arthur), Groucho (Julius), Gummo (Milton), Zeppo (Herbert), and Mannie.
Mannie died in infancy. Gummo had a fairly limited career in showbiz. Zeppo did some of the early movies, but wasn’t as into the acting (he’s always the “straight man” in the movies he’s in), and left the act and became a very successful engineer. Chico, Harpo and Groucho are the ones most commonly remembered today.
Years ago, the prefix “zepto-” was coined for very tiny quantities, after “micro,” “nano,” etc. That caused one guy to propose that the next prefixes logically should be “harpo-” “chico-” and “groucho-” Since this was just after the end of the Cold War, the next one for extremely tiny numbers should be “karlo-”Thing is, he published this in a science journal, so he now has priority.
Kali39 over 7 years ago
But Harpo was already a klepto!
E. Cobb over 7 years ago
Historical note:
There were six Marx brothers in the family of Sam and Minnie Marx: Chico (Leonard), Harpo (Arthur), Groucho (Julius), Gummo (Milton), Zeppo (Herbert), and Mannie.
Mannie died in infancy. Gummo had a fairly limited career in showbiz. Zeppo did some of the early movies, but wasn’t as into the acting (he’s always the “straight man” in the movies he’s in), and left the act and became a very successful engineer. Chico, Harpo and Groucho are the ones most commonly remembered today.
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member over 7 years ago
Then there was their very tidy, and very hard to find sibling, Leavesno…
Coyoty Premium Member over 7 years ago
Oprah was inspired by the Marx Brotthers, as were her sisters Ommug, Oppez, Ocihc, and Ohcuorg.
UpaCoCoCreek Premium Member over 7 years ago
He wasn’t much in the comedy biz, but he made a hell of a politician.
Steve Dutch over 7 years ago
Years ago, the prefix “zepto-” was coined for very tiny quantities, after “micro,” “nano,” etc. That caused one guy to propose that the next prefixes logically should be “harpo-” “chico-” and “groucho-” Since this was just after the end of the Cold War, the next one for extremely tiny numbers should be “karlo-”Thing is, he published this in a science journal, so he now has priority.