HARPO SPEAKS! PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Harpo Marx | 482 pages | 01 Jul 2004 | Hal Leonard Corporation | 9780879100360 | English | New York, United States Harpo Speaks! PDF Book Mar 03, Paul Wallis rated it it was amazing. He provides insight as well as laughs, real history as he remembers it as well as zany anecdotes worthy of a Marx Brother. He writes about Zeppo's business acumen with big brotherly pride. There is little or none of the inside story on their plays or movies. Harpo is a nice guy, and he gives a view of people many modern readers may never have seen before. He once said his main contribution was to be the audience for the quips of other members. Evidently, they were a perfect match for creating this wonderful novel. More filters. Why not just be you and forget about forcing people to accept you? Add to Basket Used Hardcover. View 2 comments. They include a lot of historical details people don't know about because historians never mention them. A visit to the set inspired poet Robert Lowell to compose a poem about Marx. Harpo is most known for his signature outfit: trench coat with over-large pockets, red wig he switched to a blond one for every film after The Cocoanuts , top hat, and a comical horn heard in his movies. They would range back and forth over time, one story from school days would remind them of something that happened to the same person thirty years later--and the kids would sit quiet as mice, taking it all in, not making a sound so we wouldn't be remembered and sent out to play! The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese. Bob, our favorite martini- loving ghost, has vanished. Aug 02, Leah Weyandt rated it it was amazing. Cookie was borderline creepy at times, but most of the time I could deal with him because he wasn't the antagonist; he was usually the recipient of the pies in the face and the banana peel pratfalls. A very fine copy in very fine, price-clipped dust jacket with cover photo of Harpo Marx on his Bar Mitzvah day. Welcome back. One of the very best books I've ever read. Fear of clowns isn't itself very remarkable. Harpo Speaks Harpo Marx Published by freeway All in all, this skeletal plot is merely there to prop up the jokes, the skits, the banter, the sight gags September 28, History. I gather the family historian, the very literate Groucho, had a hand in it, providing both information and probably advice, but Harpo's voice is always consistent. Time to buy another copy, my third. Now Roz faces a miserable snowbound Crooked Lake A Day at the Races Thalberg died during pre-production of pneumonia, but it still bears the stamp of quality assurance. Not one Hollywood on Parade , He may not have been as street smart as his brother Chico, but Harpo seemed to be a great judge of character, and like Will Rogers, never met a person he didn't like. People Harpo Marx Facsimile of Edition. Read, enjoy, and learn. Highly recommended. I read this one in just a little bit more than 24 hours. Not one laugh here for me. Add to Basket Used Condition: Gut. Previews available in: English. Community Reviews. Coming away from this book, one feels incredibly close with the author. The story is by turns tragic and funny, uplifting and funny. Susan Fleming. An edition of Harpo speaks! Susan Marx illustrator. Share this book Facebook. IMO, Harpo Speaks! Harpo Speaks! Writer It seems that Groucho is even leaving breathing room after his one-liners for audience laughs, which works in the theater, but on film, not so much. Jan 15, Sarah rated it it was amazing Shelves: nonfiction , biography , memoir , film. Bob at the Plaza. Condition: Gut. In the early Paramount films, Harpo certainly lives up to this reputation. No, apparently they didn't get "discovered" and famous in New York, they had to hardslog their way on the old vaudeville circuit, and even leave NY for Chicago to get away from the competition. He told us what election days were like in NYC in the very early 's. When the book was written, there were a lot of big names in it, and I have a feeling that those names are still laughing. Comedian actor mime artist musician. Places United States. More information about this seller Contact this seller 3. A reporter who interviewed him in the early s wrote that "he [Harpo] Harpo went through Germany in the early days of Hitler's reign, and saw firsthand what it meant to be a person of Jewish descent in Hitler's Germany, and this made him both sad and angry. Retrieved February 19, Yes, that's right He told the story of how he became famous, after starting out life very, very poor and then after age 40, settling down to marry and have children. I often pull it out when I'm feeling blue. Geis Associates; distributed by Random House in English. I wondered if perhaps today he would be found to have dislexia or ADD or something, since he talks about "dreaming his way" through what little schooling he had. A case in point is when he describes a visit to Somerset Maugham's villa at Antibes: you can hear the ghost writer in the long descriptive passages of the "lovely gardens bla bla bla fed by fountains bla bla My most favorite. Want to Read. Also famous for a scene in which a orchestra stage on the beach is unmoored and the orchestra is cast off to sea I tended to read a few paragraphs a night before bed, to stretch it out, and enjoyed it so much I put off reading the final chapter for a month because I wasn't ready for that ritual to end. Songs written by Irving Berlin. In , he appeared in an episode of The DuPont Show with June Allyson entitled "A Silent Panic", playing a deaf-mute who, as a "mechanical man" in a department store window, witnessed a gangland murder. Book New. January 3, Harpo Speaks is a history in some ways, charting an America which never made it to the big screen. United States Croquet Association. Rating details. September 16, What to say? Harpo Marx in A great book. Filled with self-deprecating humour, and running the gamut from early grinding poverty through the long, hard years on the vaudeville circuit, to the freedom of movement and education afforded him by success, Harpo gives us a wonderfully human insight into the life outside of fame, and his personal journey from a pla An utter delight. And some of the anecdotes are a little too good to be true. The DuPont Show of the Week. Since he was a comic entertainer, and from what the book reveals a sought after storyteller, I suspect a lot of the words a genuinely his. Harpo Speaks! Reviews Results 1 - 16 of Despite only a year and a half of schooling, Harpo, or perhaps his collaborator, is the best writer of the Marx Brother. This edition published in by B. The story is that they only agreed to make it to help Chico pay off his out-of-sight gambling debts. Published July 1st by Limelight Editions first published January 1st He told the story of how he became famous, after starting out life very, very poor and then after age 40, settling down to marry and have children. Published by Limelight Editions Comedian actor mime artist musician. All his kids were adopted, and their favorite bedtime story was about how their parents, Harpo and Susan, found each child as their family grew. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. It's honest and informative and the humor is the backbone. He may not have been as street smart as his brother Chico, but Harpo seemed to be a great judge of character, and like Will Rogers, never met a person he didn't like. His loving character shines through it all. Add to Basket Used Hardcover. Marx is genuinely interested in the person or the interaction's potential for humor. Sherman burst into tears when Harpo announced his retirement from the entertainment business. Written in English — pages. His mother was from East Frisia in Germany, and his father was a native of Alsace in France and worked as a tailor. Published by Little Bookroom, U. The Marx Brothers. Books by Harpo Marx. The model took pity on him, however, showing him a few basic strokes with a brush, until finally Harpo fully clothed took the model's place as the subject and the naked woman painted his portrait. Jul 08, Joyce rated it it was amazing Shelves: memoir , biography , family , funny , non- fiction , humor , comedy , theater , nyc , autobiography. Edited by ImportBot. In Groucho came to NU to speak. Also famous for a scene in which a orchestra stage on the beach is unmoored and the orchestra is cast off to sea And though The Marx Brothers are today most remembered for their films, they are barely mentioned in the book, reduced to several anecdotes so that the extraordinary life of a truly extraordinary person can be told free of the stories you already know. In the film Horse Feathers , Groucho, referring to an impossible situation, tells Harpo that he cannot "burn the candle at both ends". An edition of Harpo speaks! Read an excerpt of this book! Rowland Barber.