Harpo, Groucho, Chico and Zeppo heavily disguised as Arthur, Julius, Leonard, and Herbert Marx on Hollywood Blvd. on 2/10/33. Exactly one week later - in makeup and costumes - they put their handprints and footprints in wet cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd.

At Groucho's house in 1938, Harpo speaks about the "Room Service" advertising art that Gummo is holding up. Left to right: Groucho, Gummo (their manager), Harpo, Chico, Zeppo (the agent who swung the movie deal). Photo by Peter Stackpole.

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Chico on a Paramount soundstage in Astoria, New York during production of "Animal Crackers" in 1930. He's apparently trying to remember either a young lady's phone number - or - how much he owes his bookie (so far) that week.

Harpo, Groucho, Chico and Zeppo - with golf clubs - in Zep's L-29 Cord Phaeton at the Lakeville Country Club in Great Neck, New York, 1930. They were big Broadway stars with two films under their belts. Hollywood beckoned the following year.

Groucho, Gummo, Chico, Danny Kaye and Harpo celebrate the latter's birthday at Romanoff's restaurant in the mid '50s. (No idea where Zeppo was...)

In another of Peter Stackpole's wonderful 1938 photos of the Marx Brothers sans makeup or costume, Chico appears to be discussing his little black book with Harpo, Zeppo, Gummo and Groucho.

On this day in 1898, George Gershwin was born in NYC. Why am I posting a photo of the Marx Brothers? I'm not; I'm posting a photo of Richard Rodgers as Zeppo, actress Justine Johnstone as Harpo, George Gershwin as Groucho, and Cartier's CEO Jules Glaenzer as Chico in 1929.

Harpo speaks and everyone listens! In another of Peter Stackpole's 1938 photos of the brothers in streetclothes, Harpo comments to Groucho, Gummo, Chico and Zeppo about proposed publicity art for "Room Service."