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
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