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=== Media portrayals === Marx was portrayed by the actor J. M. Henry in the 1994 film ''[[Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle: Full Cast & Crew|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110588/fullcredits#cast|website=IMDb}}</ref> Marx was portrayed by actor Daniel Fortus in the Broadway production of ''[[Minnie's Boys]]'', a [[Broadway musical]] that ran for 64 performances at the [[Imperial Theatre]] from March to May 1970.<ref name="MinniesBoysIMDb">{{cite web| title=Minnie's Boys| website=IMDb| url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/minnies-boys-3517}}</ref> The show focused on the early days of the Marx Brothers' act and the importance of their mother Minnie's strong hand in guiding and molding them into a successful vaudeville and film comedy team.<ref name="MinniesBoysPlot">{{cite web |title=Minnie's Boys |url=https://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_m/minniesboys.htm |website=Guide to Musical Theater |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref> Actress [[Priscilla Lopez]] played Gino,<ref name="PLopezPlaybill">{{cite web |title=Priscilla Lopez |url=https://www.playbill.com/person/priscilla-lopez-vault-0000003571 |website=Playbill |publisher=Playbill Inc. |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> a character based on Harpo,<ref name="NYTDayInHollywood">{{cite news |last1=Klein |first1=Alvin |title=THEATER; 'DAY IN HOLLYWOOD' WORTH AN EVENING |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/15/nyregion/theater-day-in-hollywood-worth-an-evening.html |access-date=1 January 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=15 January 1984}}</ref> in 1980's Broadway send-up of Hollywood filmmaking ''[[A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine]].'' This role earned Lopez a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.<ref name="PriscillaLopezBio">{{cite web |title=Priscilla Lopez |url=https://masterworksbroadway.com/artist/priscilla-lopez/ |website=Masterworks Broadway |publisher=Sony Music Entertainment |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref> Les Marsden portrayed Harpo in ''[[Groucho: A Life in Revue]]'',<ref name="BaltimoreGrouchoRevue">{{cite news |last1=Rousuck |first1=J. Wynn |title='Groucho: A Life in Revue' plays it again, unimaginatively |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1995-06-09-1995160031-story.html |access-date=1 January 2021 |work=Baltimore Sun |agency=Baltimore Sun Media Group |date=9 June 1995}}</ref> written by Groucho's son, Arthur Marx, and Robert Fisher.<ref name="NYTGrouchoRevue">{{cite news |last1=Gussow |first1=Mel |title=Stage: 'Groucho: A Life in Review' at the Lortel |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/09/theater/stage-groucho-a-life-in-revue-at-the-lortel.html |access-date=1 January 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=9 October 1986}}</ref> The play, held at the [[off-Broadway]] [[Lucille Lortel]] Theatre, boasted a 264 show run from September 8, 1986, to May 3, 1987.<ref name="IOBDGrouchoRevue">{{cite web |title=Groucho: A Life in Revue |url=http://www.iobdb.com/production/559 |website=Internet Off-Broadway Database |publisher=Lucille Lortel Theatre |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
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