Minnie Marx (born Miene Schönberg, 9 November 1864 – 13 September 1929) [2] was the mother and manager of the Marx Brothers, a family of top-billed vaudevillians, top Broadway stars and, finally, film stars.

The early performing lives of the brothers owed much to their mother, Minnie Marx (the sister of vaudeville comic Al Shean), who acted as their manager until her death in 1929. Family background and early life

Mother of the Marx Brothers. The fifth of Levy Schönberg and Fanny Sophie Salomons's nine children, Minnie Marx was born in Dornum, Germany and grew up in a family of entertainers. Her father was a ventriloquist and magician, her mother was a harpist, and according to family lore they and their children wandered all...

When Minnie, how Miene was called now, was 18 she met Simon "Sam" Marx in a dance hall. He came from Alsace, France. He had changed his family name from Marrix to Marx to make it sound more German because he hoped it would be easier to find a job this way.

2021年6月29日 · Chico Marx's daughter Maxine claimed in her own book, "Growing Up With Chico," that as the eldest surviving son, her father was adored and favored over his siblings, particularly Julius "Groucho" Marx. Minnie Marx reportedly referred to Groucho as "der Eifersuchtige," or "the jealous one."

2023年7月2日 · Minnie Marx (born Miene Schönberg) was the mother and manager of the Marx Brothers, wife of Sam Marx, and the sister of vaudeville star Al Shean. While managing the Marx Brothers, she also went by the name of Minnie Palmer so that booking agents would not know that the agent representing the Marx Brothers was actually their mother.

An obituary on Minnie Marx, mother of the four Marx boys, who are all successes. Under her careful guidance, they went on the stage.

2021年6月12日 · Minnie Marx was born Miene Schönberg in Dornum, Germany. Her parents Fanny née Salomons (1829–1898) and Levy/Levi "Lafe" Schönberg (1823–1919) were members of the local Jewish community. The fifth of Levy Schönberg and …

2020年5月10日 · So I wanted to take a look at the woman behind the greatest comedy team of all-time The Marx Brothers. The fifth of Levy Schönberg and Fanny Sophie Salomons's nine children, Minnie Marx was born in Dornum, Germany on November 9, 1865 and grew up in a …

Minnie Marx was the mother and manager of the Marx Brothers, wife of Sam Marx, and the sister of vaudeville star First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shean. Marx was born Miene Schönberg in Dornum, Germany. Her mother was a yodeling harpist, her father a ventriloquist.