When you think of the Marx Brothers, you likely think of Groucho's wisecracks, Harpo's sight gags, and even Chico's piano specialties. You don't think about their brother Zeppo. When you think of the ...

Mike Shutt is a Writer for Collider. He is the former co-host of the No Excuses podcast and has been writing about film online since 2014, from news to film festival coverage. You can typically find ...

With the near simultaneous appearance of “Shemp!” and “Zeppo: The Reluctant Marx Brother,” a classic comedy maven could wonder why a biography of Harry Ritz might not have also been published. A ...

"And what is Aleppo?" Gary Johnson asked on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program this morning. Social media responded with outrage and snarkiness to the Libertarian Party presidential candidate's blank-out ...

Herbert Manfred "Zeppo" Marx (February 25, 1901 – November 30, 1979) was an American film star, theatrical agent and businessman. He was the youngest of the five Marx Brothers. He appeared in the ...

This month sees the release of two biographies, one devoted to Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges, and the other to Zeppo Marx of the Marx Brothers. The casual observer may be forgiven if they are ...

Adam Grinwald is a Feature Writer at Collider with a lifelong passion for cinema, literature, music, and culture. From the early days of memorizing practically every single line of dialogue off a ...

If the trustees of Princeton or any other U. S. university which lacks a president had met last month to choose one, they would surely not have chosen Groucho Marx. He lacks the manner, the appearance ...

Zeppo: The Reluctant Marx Brother, by Robert S. Bader, Applause Books, 368 pages, $34.95 Shemp!: The Biography of The Three Stooges' Shemp Howard, The Face Of Film Comedy, by Burt Kearns, Applause ...