Zeppo Marx Autographs
Herbert Manfred "Zeppo" Marx (February 25, 1901 – November 30, 1979) was an American comedic actor. He was the youngest, and last survivor, of the five Marx Brothers. He appeared in the first five Marx Brothers feature films from 1929 to 1933, usually performing in a more subdued style than his brothers and serving as a romantic lead and/or straight man. He abandoned performing for careers as an engineer and theatrical agent.
Marx was born in Manhattan. His parents were Sam Marx (called "Frenchie" throughout his life) and Minnie Schönberg Marx, both Jewish. Minnie's brother was Al Shean, who later gained fame as half of the vaudeville team Gallagher and Shean. His mother was from East Frisia in Germany and his father was a tailor from Alsace, France.
As with all of the Marx Brothers, various theories exist regarding the origin of Zeppo's stage name. His older brother Groucho said in his Carnegie Hall concert in 1972 that the name was derived from the Zeppelin airship, and Zeppo's ex-wife Barbara Sinatra repeated this claim in her 2011 book Lady Blue Eyes: My Life with Frank. In his 1961 autobiography Harpo Speaks!, older brother Harpo said that there was a trained chimpanzee named Mr. Zippo that Herbert would imitate, but when Herbert objected to being named after a chimp, it was altered to Zeppo. In a rare television interview years later, Zeppo said that "Zep" was Italian-American slang for "baby", and the name fit as he was the youngest of the brothers.
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Traded items with a signature of Zeppo Marx
The most expensive item with a signature of Zeppo Marx (1949 signed letter by Chico, Groucho, Harpo & Zeppo Marx framed with photograph) was sold in August 2020 for $797.50 while the cheapest item (Zeppo Marx : Cut Signature) found a new owner for $1.25 in August 2008. The month with the most items sold (3) was September 2020 with an average selling price of $30.00 for an autographed item of Zeppo Marx. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2020 with $797.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.25 was August 2008. In average, an autographed item from Zeppo Marx is worth $28.50.
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