Editing Gummo Marx (section)

{{short description|American comedian (1892–1977)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Gummo Marx
| image              = Gummo Marx, Tonight Show.jpg
| caption            = Gummo at a reunion of his brothers on the ''Tonight Show''
| birth_name         = Milton Marx
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1892|10|23}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1977|04|21|1892|10|23}}
| death_place        = [[Palm Springs]], California, U.S.
| resting_place      = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery]], Glendale, California, U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Vaudevillian|actor|comedian|theatrical agent}}
| years active       = 1899−1918
| spouse             = {{marriage|Helen von Tilzer|1929|1976|end=d.}}
| children           = 2<!-- 1 biological, 1 gained through marriage -->
| parents            = [[Sam Marx|Sam "Frenchie" Marx]]<br>[[Minnie Marx|Minnie Schönberg]]
| relatives          = [[Chico Marx]] (older brother)<br> [[Harpo Marx]] (older brother)<br> [[Groucho Marx]] (older brother) <br> [[Zeppo Marx]] (younger brother)<br> [[Al Shean]] (maternal uncle)<br> [[Gregg Marx]] (grandson)
}}

'''Milton''' "'''Gummo'''" '''Marx''' (October 23, 1892 – April 21, 1977) was an American [[vaudevillian]] performer, actor, comedian, and theatrical agent.<ref name=obit/> He was the second youngest of the five [[Marx Brothers]]. Born in [[Manhattan]], he worked with his brothers on the vaudeville circuit, leaving the act when he was drafted into the [[U.S. Army|US Army]] in 1918 during [[World War I]] and replaced by his brother [[Zeppo Marx|Zeppo]]. He had no taste for the theatre, never appeared in any of his brothers' films, and became a successful businessman.