Editing Harpo Marx (section)

== Legacy ==
Harpo's trademark outfit consisted of a trench coat with over-large pockets, red wig (he switched to a blond one for every film after ''The Cocoanuts'' because the red wig photographed dark in black-and-white), top hat, the comical horn heard in his movies,<ref name="TIFOClothing" /> and his ever-present harp. In time, his talent earned him an international reputation as he performed in films as well as in stage shows around the globe.<ref name=colvin/> His talent extended to piano and clarinet<ref name="HarpJournal">{{cite journal |last1=McLaughlin |first1=Carrol |title=Harpo Marx |journal=American Harp Journal |date=Summer 1983 |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=51–52 |url=http://harpsociety.org/publications/journal/extras/summer2020/pdfs/marx_summer1983_pp51-52.pdf |access-date=1 January 2021 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121074126/https://harpsociety.org/publications/journal/extras/summer2020/pdfs/marx_summer1983_pp51-52.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> (on which he played ''When My Dreams Come True'' in ''The Cocoanuts''),<ref name="DiscogsCocoanuts">{{cite web |title=The Marx Brothers – The Cocoanuts / Monkey Business |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Marx-Brothers-The-Cocoanuts-Monkey-Business/release/11142643 |website=Discogs |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> which, as he had with the harp, Harpo mostly learned independent of professional instruction.<ref name="HarposPlaceBio">{{Cite web|url=https://www.harposplace.com/Artist/ArtistStory.php|title=Harpo's Place - The Artist: Story|website=Harposplace.com|access-date=November 30, 2020|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108102438/http://www.harposplace.com/Artist/ArtistStory.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> Marx's son Bill went on to display his own musical abilities, performing his own compositions on piano live in concert alongside harpist Carrol McLaughlin.<ref name="MorningCallBillMarxMusic">{{cite web |last1=Oakes |first1=Loisann |title=HARPO MARX'S SON CARRIES ON HIS MUSICAL GIFT |url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1989-03-26-2671349-story.html |website=The Morning Call |date=March 26, 1989 |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref> In 2002, a Golden Palm Star on the [[Palm Springs, California]], [[Palm Springs Walk of Stars|Walk of Stars]], located at 190 E. Tahquitz Way, was dedicated to Harpo's memory.<ref name="PalmSpringsStar">{{cite web |title=Palm Springs Walk of Stars - Complete List |url=https://www.palmsprings.com/walk-of-stars/ |website=PalmSprings.com |publisher=Palm Springs, California |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>

=== 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>

=== References in other media ===
{{bulleted list |[[Jack Kerouac]] composed a poem titled "To Harpo Marx".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marx-brothers.org/info/reference.htm|title=References – The Marx Brothers|website=www.marx-brothers.org|access-date=April 14, 2019|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401231000/https://www.marx-brothers.org/info/reference.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
The Swedish singer [[Harpo (singer)|Harpo]] named himself after Harpo Marx.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}|[[Jonathan Richman]] references Harpo in his song "When Harpo Played His Harp".<ref name="Genius">{{cite web |title=Jonathan Richman - Harpo Played his Harp Lyrics |url=https://genius.com/Jonathan-richman-harpo-played-his-harp-lyrics |website=Genius |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref>|[[Neil Cicierega|Lemon Demon]] references Harpo Marx in the song "Vow of Silence".<ref name="LemonDemonRockol">{{cite web |title=Lyric {{!}} Song lyrics {{!}} Vow of Silence - Lemon Demon on Rockol |url=https://www.rockol.com/uk/lyrics-5001787/lemon-demon-vow-of-silence |website=Rockol - la musica online è qui - Novità Musicali |publisher=Rockol |access-date=1 December 2020 |last1=s. r. l. |first1=Rockol. com }}</ref>|[[Phoebe Snow]]'s "Harpo's Blues" (1975) was written about "a guy in a band who 'became' Harpo Marx ... he wouldn't talk, and his eyes would roll around&nbsp;...&nbsp;".<ref name="SnowRollingStone">{{cite magazine| last=Palmer| first=Robert| title=Phoebe Snow Finds the Suburbs of the Soul| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]| date=April 26, 2011| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/phoebe-snow-finds-the-suburbs-of-the-soul-rolling-stones-1975-cover-story-20110426}}</ref>|Harpo appears in cartoon form on the cover of The Kinks' 1972 album ''[[Everybody's in Show-Biz]]''.}}