Gummo Marx a number of writers, and was well respected as a businessman. He rarely required contracts, believing that if the people he represented liked his work, they would stay with him; and if not, would seek representation elsewhere. Around the time he left his brothers' Vaudeville act, Marx applied for a patent for a clothes packing rack. On October 28, 1919, Marx was granted patent US1320335A. Gummo may have received his nickname because he had a tendency to be sneaky backstage, creeping up on others like a "gumshoe" (detective). Another explanation cited by biographers and family members is that Milton, the
Wiere Brothers Wiere Brothers The Wiere Brothers were a comedy team who appeared in 1930s and 1940s films, and as live performers from the 1920s to the late 1960s. The names of the three brothers were: The Wiere Brothers were vaudeville performers who occasionally appeared in films and television. Their films include "Hands Across the Border" in 1944 with Roy Rogers, "Road to Rio" in 1947 with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, and "Double Trouble" in 1967 as three detectives on the hunt for Elvis Presley. In 1962, the Wiere Brothers had their own television series called, "Oh! Those Bells", that aired