Sam Marx Sam Marx Samuel Marx (born Simon Marx; October 23, 1859 – May 10, 1933) was the husband of Minnie Marx, and father of the Marx Brothers. According to his birth certificate, Marx was born as Simon Marx in Alsace, France. Due to his place of birth, he was known as "Frenchie". He met Minnie in New York where he was working as a dance teacher. They married in 1884 and had six sons. Their first son, Manfred, born 1885, died in infancy. The other children were Leonard (Chico), born in 1887, Adolph (Harpo) in 1888, Julius (Groucho) in 1890, Milton
SS Adolph Woermann On 16 November 1939 she left Lobito disguised as the Portuguese ship to try to reach South America. The British passenger liner traced "Adolph Woermann" and alerted the Royal Navy light cruiser . When "Neptune" approached on 22 November, "Adolph Woermann"s Master, Otto Burfeind, evacuated his ship and scuttled her according to standing orders. Crew and passengers were rescued in a friendly manner by the "Neptune"s crew. It is reported that one "Neptune" crew member was injured in trying to save the liner by going onboard to close the seacocks. Passengers and crew of "Adolph Woermann" were taken to England