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| | Harpo Marx Biography (November 23, 1888 - September 28, 1964) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Harpo had gained, and lost, a long series of jobs, and had finally come upon steady employment in a movie theater playing piano to accompany the movies that were playing; by playing his two songs fast, slow, with different tempos and in different keys, he was able to muddle his way through. |
 | | Harpo didn't agree, and simply ad-libbed his own material, until a reviewer mentioned that Harpo was a talented pantomimist, who ruined his performance every time he opened his mouth. |
 | | In a personal tragedy, Harpo's mother, Minnie, died after suffering a severe stroke -- Harpo was with her at her deathbed, and was the last of the Marx Brothers to see their mother alive. |
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