Harpo Marx for the name Adolph (as a child, he was routinely called "Ahdie" instead). The name change may have also happened because of the similarity between Harpo's name and Adolph Marks, a prominent show business attorney in Chicago. Urban legends stating that the name change came about during World War I due to anti-German sentiment in the US, or during World War II because of the stigma that Adolf Hitler imposed on the name, are groundless. His first screen appearance was in the film "Humor Risk" (1921), with his brothers, although according to Groucho, it was only screened once and then
Adolph C. Miller served 22 years in that capacity before retiring in 1936. He remained a significant benefactor to the University of California, and its Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science was both endowed by money left to the University, and named for him. His house in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington DC, designed in 1924 by Baltimore architect Hall Pleasants Pennington, still stands at 2230 S Street NW. Adolph C. Miller Adolph Caspar Miller (January 7, 1866 - February 11, 1953) was an American government official and university professor. He was one of the original Governors of the Federal Reserve System,