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...Marx Brothers pictures, Harpo (real name: Arthur) Marx, 45, makes standard practice of bounding like a bandersnatch after pretty blondes. He married (1936) a pretty brunette, Cinemactress Susan Fleming. Year ago the Marxes took in an infant on approval, last week legally adopted him. His name: William Woollcott (after their good friend Alexander Woollcott, devoted Marxist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Apr. 10, 1939 | 4/10/1939 | See Source »

...brow view, most artists are screwy. In any view, two of the screwiest living artists are Painter Salvador Dali and Actor Harpo Marx. It is natural that two such surrealists should be fast friends. Early last year, while visiting in Hollywood, Dali sketched his friend Marx in pastels. Last week the odd result was hunting a buyer in San Francisco. Agent Julien Levy's price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Dali's Harpo | 12/12/1938 | See Source »

...centre foreground sits Harpo staring, sadly strumming on his harp. His hair is golden fuzz, interwoven with fuchsia flowers and gay green leaves. He is not surprised by the company of three attentive giraffes-their backs on fire. In the distance are eight more giraffes, also burning, trying to get away from their own heat by running...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Dali's Harpo | 12/12/1938 | See Source »

...Dewey* last week bought on Station WJZ (Manhattan) 30 minutes of Tuesday evening time, half of which usually goes to the Information Please program. Although he was still talking when his time was up, WJZ cut him off to pick up the second half of Information Please, on which Harpo Marx was a noisily silent guest juror,† By telephone Information Please fans berated NBC for giving part of the program's time to Candidate Dewey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Campaigning | 11/7/1938 | See Source »

Room Service (Harpo, Groucho and Chico Marx; TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Oct. 24, 1938 | 10/24/1938 | See Source »

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