Minnie Marx

Minnie Marx
Born	Miene Schönberg November 9, 1864 Dornum, Germany
Died	September 14, 1929(1929-09-14) (aged 64) New York, USA
Residence	New York City
Other names	Minnie Palmer
Spouse	Sam Marx
Children	Manfred Marx (b. 1885, d. young)[1] Chico Marx Harpo Marx Groucho Marx Gummo Marx Zeppo Marx
Relatives	Al Shean (brother)

Miene Schönberg Marx (November 9, 1864, Dornum, East Frisia, (then) Kingdom of Hanover – September 14, 1929) 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 under the name of Minnie Palmer, so that booking agents would not know that the agent representing the Marx Brothers was actually their mother. She played the harp as did her son, Harpo Marx.^[2]

All the brothers confirmed that Minnie had been the driving force in getting the troupe launched - the only person who could keep them in order, and a hard bargainer with theatre managements too.

Minnie Marx and some of her sons appear briefly as characters in Glen David Gold's novel Carter Beats the Devil; the narrative identifies her as Minnie Palmer, and only gradually offers clues that the struggling vaudeville act traveling with her are the later-famous Marx Brothers. Minnie Marx (played by Shelley Winters) was also the main character in the Broadway musical Minnie's Boys.

References

1. ^ Chronology - The Marx Brothers
2. ^ "Mrs. Minnie Marx.; Mother of four Marx brothers, musical comedy stars, dies". New York Times. 1929-09-16. 

External links

Biography portal

• Family - The Marx Brothers
• Minnie Marx at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Marx, Minnie
Alternative names	Schönberg, Minnie; Palmer, Minnie
Short description	Manager
Date of birth	1864-11-09
Place of birth	Dornum, Germany
Date of death	1929-09-14
Place of death	USA