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Order Number	00097028
Title	Zeppo Marx testifies in Friars Club investigation
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 1582
Date	1967
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Herbert Manfred "Zeppo" Marx (1901-1979) was an actor, comedian, inventor and theatrical agent. The youngest of five Marx brothers, he had a reputation for being quite a hooligan. Zeppo appeared in the first five Marx Brothers movies as a straight man and romantic lead before leaving the team, though he would fill in for and imitate any of the others when illness kept them from performing. On April 12, 1927 Zeppo married Marion Benda and they adopted two children, Timothy (in 1944) and Thomas (in 1945). They later divorced, on May 12, 1954. On September 18, 1959, he married Barbara Blakeley and adopted her son Bobby giving him his surname. They, too, divorced in 1973 and Blakeley later married Frank Sinatra. The Marx Brothers were inducted into the Motion Picture Hall of Fame in 1977, though sadly just two years later the last surviving Marx Brother, Zeppo would die of lung cancer at the age of 78. His remains were cremated and scattered over the Pacific Ocean.
Description	Pictured is Zeppo Marx, 66, leaving the Friars Club Grand Jury investigation hearing at the Federal Building. Zeppo was among eight witnesses testifying to card losses at the Beverly Hills show business hangout run by Miami electronics engineer Edwin N. Gebhard, 54, who is alleged to have wired the Friars Club for crooked card games. Photograph dated December 1, 1967.
Subject	Marx, Zeppo,--1901-1979. Marx Brothers. Federal Building (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1964-). Friars Club of California (Beverly Hills, Calif.)--Trials, litigation, etc. Fraud investigation--California--Los Angeles. Trials (Perjury)--California--Los Angeles. Gambling--California--Los Angeles. Office buildings--California--Los Angeles. Comedians--United States. Inventors--United States. Actors--United States. Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection