Harpo Speaks
About this audiobook
First published in 1961, this is the autobiography of Harpo Marx, the silent comedian of The Marx Brothers fame. Always silent on the stage and screen, Harpo speaks for the first time and shares the story of his remarkable life with humor, intelligence, and love. A truly gifted musician, brilliant comic, and wonderful person, Harpo comes alive in Harpo Speaks.
About the author
Arthur “Harpo” Marx, born Adolph Marx (1888–1964), was an American comedian, actor, mime artist, and harpist, and the second-oldest of the Marx Brothers. In contrast to the mainly verbal comedy of his brothers Groucho and Chico, Harpo’s comic style was visual, being an example of vaudeville, clown and pantomime traditions. In all of his movie appearances, he wore a curly reddish blonde wig and did not speak, instead blowing a horn or whistling to communicate. Marx frequently employed props such as a horn cane constructed from a lead pipe, tape, and a bulbhorn.
Johnny Heller, a Golden Voice Lifetime Achievement Award winner, has recorded over 1000 audiobooks in every genre and is a four-time Audie Award–winner and a fourteen-time nominee. He was named an Audiofile Best Voice 2009–2011, 2014, and 2015, a Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award Winner 2008–2018 and a multiple Booklist Editor’s Choice Winner, and a 2020 Odyssey Award Winner. A winner of over forty Earphone Awards and three SOVAS Awards, Johnny was named one of the top fifty Voices of the 20th Century by Audiofile Magazine.
