Zeppo Marx was the youngest of the Marx Brothers and left acting in 1933 to run a talent agency and later a production company. He also invented useful parts and gadgets, including the clamps that held atomic bombs in place during WWII and a heart rate monitor in the form of a watch.
The Marx Brothers were comedic brothers who staged family comedies and also acted in movies and TV shows in the early 1900s. In addition to one brother who died in infancy, there were five Marx Brothers. However, the team consisted mostly of three Marx brothers while the rest continued to do other things. Zeppo Marx was the youngest in the family and left acting after 1933 to run a talent agency and later a production company. Together with his other brother, Gummo Marx, Zeppo invented interesting and useful parts and gadgets. For example, he made the clamps that held atomic bombs in place before they were dropped on Japan during World War II. Zeppo Marx also invented a heart rate monitor in the form of a watch that informed the wearer of an abnormal pulse.
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Zeppo Marx’s full name was Herbert Manfred Marx. Zeppo was a nickname given to him by family members and Manfred was the name of his brother who died as a child.
Zeppo Marx starred in five films between 1929 and 1933.
Zeppo Marx and Gummo Marx together have four US patents./li>
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