- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMiriam Ruth Marx
- Miriam Marx was born on May 19, 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. She is known for You Bet Your Life (1950), Groucho Marx's Home Movies (1933) and Family Portraits (1995). She was married to Gordon Allen. She died on June 29, 2017 in Capistrano Beach, California, USA.
- SpouseGordon Allen(April 22, 1955 - 1965) (divorced)
- Parents
- RelativesGummo Marx(Aunt or Uncle)Melinda Marx(Half Sibling)Harpo Marx(Aunt or Uncle)Chico Marx(Aunt or Uncle)Zeppo Marx(Aunt or Uncle)Arthur Marx(Sibling)Bill Marx(Cousin)Sam Marx(Grandparent)Maxine Marx(Cousin)Alexander Marx(Cousin)Jimmy Marx(Cousin)Minnie Marx(Cousin)
- Has published the book "Love, Groucho: Letters from Groucho Marx to his daughter Miriam" which contains the private correspondence between father and daughter.
- Oldest daughter of Groucho Marx.
- Sister of Arthur Marx.
- Half-sister of Melinda Marx.
- After attending Bennington College, she wrote for "Mademoiselle" magazine and was briefly (in 1953) an editor alongside director Robert Dwan on You Bet Your Life (1950), then airing on NBC-TV and hosted by her father, Groucho Marx. She later worked as a writer for WREN Radio in Topeka, KS.
- [Groucho Marx] was as loving and supportive as a father could be. That was the problem. He was intelligent, funny, witty and everything I wanted in a man. My boyfriends when I was young never survived the comparison.
- My father[Groucho Marx] gave you money when he chose, and it was totally inconsistent. It was his way of controlling us. In his marriages he doled it out, instead of treating his wives as equals. I remember he bought Kay [second wife Kay Marvis] and I some very expensive velvet hostess gowns, the sort of thing I would never buy myself, but he wouldn't give you the five bucks you needed for a long-distance phone call.
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