For The Week magazine, he named his six favorite Marx Brothers books. One title on the list:
Harpo Speaks! by Harpo Marx and Rowland BarberRead about another book on the list.
Harpo was a madcap on and off the screen, but he was also the sweetest and sanest of the brothers. This memoir, which takes Harpo from street-urchin–hood to stardom and a happy family life, is hard to resist.
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--Marshal Zeringue