a US family of actors known for their crazy humour and jokes. Together, they made many humorous films, which are still very popular. The most important members of the family were Groucho (1890-1977), Harpo (1888-1964), who never spoke and played the harp, and Chico (1886-1961), who played the piano. Groucho, who was the most famous, had GLASSES, a large MOUSTACHE, and a strange way of walking, and he always carried a thick CIGAR . The Marx Brothers' films include Horse Feathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933), and A Night at the Opera (1935).
(1818-83) a German writer and political PHILOSOPHER whose ideas have had an important influence on politics in the 20th century. He established the principles of COMMUNISM in THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, which he wrote with Friedrich ENGELS in 1848. He wrote his most important book DAS KAPITAL in London.