Editing Gummo Marx (section)

== Early life ==
Marx was born in [[Manhattan]], New York City, on October 23, 1892.<ref group=note>The 1900 United States Census shows his birth as "October 1892". His World War I and World War II  draft registrations uses "October 21, 1892". His death certificate and his grave use the year 1893. The documents originating closest to the birth date are usually more accurate.</ref> His parents were [[Sam Marx]] (called "Frenchie" throughout his life), and [[Minnie Marx|Minnie Schoenberg Marx]]. Marx's family was Jewish. His mother was from [[Dornum]] in [[East Frisia]], and his father was a native of [[Alsace]] and worked as a tailor.<ref>[http://judaisme.sdv.fr/perso/marxbr/geneal.htm ''La famille paternelle des Marx Brothers''] {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Mrs. Minnie Marx. Mother of Four Marx Brothers, Musical Comedy Stars, Dies.|newspaper=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1929/09/16/archives/mrs-minnie-marx-mother-of-four-marx-brothers-musical-comedy-stars.html|date=September 16, 1929|page=27|access-date=December 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Samuel Marx, Father of Four Marx Brothers of Stage and Screen Fame|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1933/05/12/archives/samuel-marx-i-father-of-four-marx-brothers-of-i-stage-and-screen.html|newspaper=New York Times|date=May 12, 1933|page=17|access-date=June 27, 2008}}</ref>