Arthur Marx
| Arthur Marx | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Arthur Julius Marx July 21, 1921 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 14, 2011 (aged 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Tennis player, writer |
| Spouse(s) |
Irene Kahn (m. 1943–60) Lois Gilbert (m. 1963) |
| Children | Andrew Marx Steven Marx |
| Parent(s) |
Groucho Marx Ruth Johnson |
| Relatives |
Miriam Marx (sister) Melinda Marx (paternal half-sister) |
Arthur Julius Marx (July 21, 1921 – April 14, 2011) was an American author, a former nationally ranked amateur tennis player, and son of entertainer Groucho Marx, and his first wife, Ruth Johnson. He is named after Groucho's brother Arthur "Harpo" Marx.
Marx spent his early years accompanying his father around vaudeville circuits in the United States and abroad. When he was 10, the family moved to Southern California, where the Marx Brothers continued their film careers.
Marx was a nationally ranked tennis player before he was 18. While he was attending the University of Southern California, he won the National Freshman Intercollegiate Tennis title at Montclair, New Jersey.
At the Tri-State Tennis Tournament, the event that evolved into today's Cincinnati Masters, Marx reached the singles final in 1941 before falling to Bobby Riggs. To reach the final, Marx knocked off future International Tennis Hall of Fame member John Doeg in the round of 16, Frank Froehling in the Quarterfinals, and Gardner Larned in the Semifinals. Riggs had blown through his competition to reach the final, and Marx gave him his toughest test of the tournament, stretching the future Hall of Famer to five sets before falling, 11-9, 6-2, 4-6, 6-8, 6-1.
After his time as a tournament tennis player and four years in the United States Coast Guard during World War II, 16 months of which were spent in the South Pacific, he worked as an advertising copywriter, a radio gag man for Milton Berle, and a writer of Hollywood movies, Broadway plays and TV scripts for such hit shows as My Three Sons, All in the Family, and Alice. He and his collaborator, Robert Fisher, were head writers for Alice and wrote 40 episodes of that show. Marx was also co-creator of the TV series Mickey starring Mickey Rooney.
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