I recently took part in a splendiferous celebration of The Marx Brothers at The Hollywood Museum (Hollywood & Highland). In addition to seeing all the goodies on display, it was great reconnecting with Bill Marx (Harpo’s 88-year-old adopted son), who was one of my favorite people during my Groucho years. I also got to spend time with Jade Marx (Groucho’s granddaughter and Melinda’s daughter), which was something of a mind-blower. One of my first official acts when I started working at Groucho’s in 1974 was witnessing a codicile to Groucho’s will because Jade had just been born and Groucho wanted to include her. Now she’s fifty.
Here’s a write-up, with some photos, about the event, plus photos of Gummo’s grandson, Gregg, and Jade and me – and a couple of shots of me regaling the audience with tales of Marx:
