His father was Simon " Sam " Marx, who changed his name from Marrix, and was called " Frenchie " throughout his life because he and his family came from Alsace-Lorraine.

One quip from Marx concerned his response to Sam Wood, the director of the classic film A Night at the Opera.

The convention is named for Sam Stayman, who wrote the first published description in 1945, but its inventors were two other players: the British expert Jack Marx in 1939, who published it only in 1946, and Stayman's regular partner George Rapée in 1945.

However, on May 11, 1933, the Marx Brothers ' father Sam " Frenchie " Marx died in Los Angeles of a heart attack, and shortly afterwards, the contract dispute with Paramount was settled.

Among the notables who died either without a valid will or no will at all are Ross Alexander, Fatty Arbuckle, Anura Bandaranaike, Madhav Prasad Birla, Sonny Bono, George Brent, Lenny Bruce, Jacob A. Cantor, Kurt Cobain, Russ Columbo, Sam Cooke, James Dean, Sandy Dennis, John Denver, Divine, Duke Ellington, Cass Elliot, Chris Farley, Bobby Fischer, Redd Foxx, Mary Frann, James A. Garfield, Marvin Gaye, Ulysses S. Grant, Billie Holiday, Buddy Holly, Shemp Howard, Howard Hughes, Andrew Johnson, Florence Griffith-Joyner, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ernie Kovacs, Harry Langdon, Bruce Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Peter Lorre, Jayne Mansfield, Rocky Marciano, Karl Marx, Steve McNair, Sal Mineo, Carmen Miranda, Keith Moon, Rosa Parks, Pablo Picasso, Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, Tupac Shakur, Don Simpson, Anna Nicole Smith, William Desmond Taylor, Sharon Tate, Tiny Tim, Ritchie Valens, Hervé Villechaize, Barry White, and Jimmy Witherspoon.

Harpo's parents were Sam Marx ( called " Frenchie " throughout his life ) and his wife Minnie Schoenberg Marx.

Miene Schönberg Marx ( 9 November 1865 – 14 September 1929 ) was the mother and manager of the Marx Brothers, wife of Sam Marx, and the sister of vaudeville star Al Shean.

His sister, Minnie, married Sam " Frenchie " Marx ; their children would become the Marx Brothers.

* Groucho Marx as Detective Sam Grunion

Operated by Sicilian immigrant barbers-turned-bootleggers Sam and Rosario Maceo, the Balinese Room was an elite spot in the 1940s and 1950s ( Galveston's open era ), featuring entertainment by Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, George Burns, The Marx Brothers and other top acts of the day .< ref name =" C2Hou ">

This may not be the greatest but it certainly comes close to being the greatest lesson Sam Rayburn's career, up to this hour, teaches all of us who would aspire to distinction in political life under our processes of government.

Johnson's father had served six terms in the Texas legislature and was a close friend of one of Texas's rising political figures, Congressman Sam Rayburn.

She also maintained a close friendship with stars like Anthony Quinn, Burt Lancaster, Sam Peckinpah, Frank Sinatra, Dolores del Río, John Wayne and many others.

Sam Serling later took up the trade of butcher after the Great Depression forced the store to close.

The Chinese lived close together, primarily at the east end of the townsite near Minnesota Ave. Sam Lee, one of the most prominent Chinese businessmen, owned much of block 189 including the L & L Building which still stands at 2624 Minnesota Ave.

On November 5, 2005, Burke performed " A Change is Gonna Come " with Aretha Franklin to close the 10th Annual American Masters Tribute Concert, and also on November 6 in the Gospel Tribute to Sam Cook at the State Theater in Cleveland, Ohio.

At the close of Chapter 16, Sam Weller refers to the recent schemes of Mr. Jingle: " Reg ' lar do, sir ; artful dodge.

Annie convinces the guard to allow her to go to observation deck ( An Affair to Remember is the guard's wife's favorite movie ) and arrives just moments after the doors to the down elevator close with Sam and Jonah inside.

His half-brother, Washboard Sam, and close friends, Jazz Gillum, and Tampa Red, also recorded for Bluebird.

The Manhattan Rhythm Kings played cowboys Mingo, Moose, and Sam, singing in their trademark close harmony.

Himself a protege of Vice President of the United States John Nance Garner, Rayburn was a close friend and mentor of Lyndon B. Johnson and knew Johnson's father Sam from their days in the Texas Legislature.

Smith was close friends with many prominent Texan politicians, including Lyndon B. Johnson, Jesse Jones and Sam Rayburn.

Sam is then shown tied up surrounded by dynamite, while Dani is being tortured in s room close by.

A later report indicated his ashes were put in with those of Brando and another close friend Sam Gilman and scattered in Death Valley and Tahiti.

Because they share similar blue collar, easygoing personalities, as well as an interest in sports, Martin gets along very well with Frasier's close friend Sam Malone.

In 2000, the United Nations opened an investigation into vigilante killings of migrants crossing Mexico's border with the USA, dispatching a senior UN investigator to the border country close to where Sam Blackwood, a 74-year-old rancher, was charged with killing Eusebio de Haro, an unarmed Mexican he tried to subdue for the border patrol and fatally shot in the back of the thigh after pursuing him a quarter mile down the road in his truck.

He agreed that their children — Mary Mendenhall Hill, born July 3, 1889 and James Nathan Branson Hill, born August 23, 1893 — would be raised Catholic, and over the next decade or two Sam Hill retained excellent relations, sometimes even close friendships, with various Catholic clergymen.

It was the first American animal spaceflight, carrying the Rhesus monkey Sam ( Macaca mulatta ) close to the edge of space.

In 1998, David Bianculli from New York Daily News metaphorized Danson's guest role, the plumber, in Veronica's Closet as Sam Malone's " close cousin: a confident womanizer, and not the brightest guy in the room ".

Gray later parted ways with 19 Entertainment but remains close with Fuller, who attended her wedding to Sam Watters in Capri, Italy.

He is also aided by Aubrey's illegitimate son, Sam Panda, a prominent official in the Roman Catholic Church and close to becoming a prelate.

At the quarterfinal of the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles Schüttler could not manage to close out the match against Sam Querrey despite serving for it at 5 – 4 and 6 – 5 in the deciding set.

As part of the New Mutants, Sam formed close friendships with his teammates, Sunspot and Wolfsbane.

At one point, Sam was the only sibling close to Timothy.

He portrays Sam Axe, a beer-chugging, womanizing former Navy SEAL now working as an unlicensed private investigator and occasional mercenary with his old friend Michael Westen, the show's main character.

He had four more children by unidentified women: Stephen Blackehart ( born 1967 ), Michael Gilman ( born 1967 ), who was adopted by Brando's longtime friend Sam Gilman, Dylan Brando ( born 1968 ), and Angelique Brando.

Brando was cremated, and his ashes were put in with those of his childhood friend Wally Cox and another longtime friend, Sam Gilman.

That Sam Houston was an old friend of then U. S. president Andrew Jackson, and possibly had some communication during this crucial period, and Stephen F. Austin was in New Orleans during this time, lend a measure of credence to such speculation.

To take Patton's place as Tracy's sidekick, a new character, Sam Catchem ( based on Gould's old friend, Al Lowenthal ), was introduced.

After he's called in to investigate the brutal killing of Joseph Samuels ( Sam Levene ), who was found dead at his home, police investigator Finlay ( Robert Young ) discovers there may be a murderer among a group of demobilized soldiers, who had been seen with Samuels and his female friend at a hotel bar that night.

His lack of influence was thrown into relief later that year when Kennedy appointed Johnson's friend Sarah T. Hughes to a federal judgeship ; whereas Johnson had tried and failed to garner the nomination for Hughes at the beginning of his vice presidency, House Speaker Sam Rayburn wrangled the appointment from Kennedy in exchange for support of an administration bill.

Dean Stockwell co-starred as Al Calavicci, Sam's womanizing, cigar-smoking sidekick and best friend, who appeared as a hologram that only Sam, animals, young children, and the mentally ill could see and hear.

Sam Raimi, director and friend of the Coens, appears as the snickering gunman at the siege of the Sons of Erin social club, while Frances McDormand, Joel Coen's wife, appears as the Mayor's secretary.

However, she refused to accept this and with the help of vocal and dance lessons ( most notably with Sam Harris, Angela Bacari ), which she still takes daily, managed to recover and returned to the stage in 2001 when asked by long-time friend Michael Jackson to perform at Madison Square Garden in New York City where she sang " Never Never Land " and the televised " You Are Not Alone " at the Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special concert produced by soon to be husband David Gest.

David sent his old friend Hushai back to Absalom, in order that he might counteract the counsel of Ahitophel ( 2 Sam.

Written by Roy Clark as an unbroadcast original story, the novel featured Compo, Clegg and Blamire helping their friend, Sam, enjoy one last night with a glam girl.

Finally, there is an exterior scene of the auto caravan on its way to the Senior Picnic ; as it passes the fishing tank where he had fished with Sam and Billy, Sonny sheds a tear for his departed friend and his lost youth.

Murphy poisoned the man in a Shankill club before shooting him from the rear of a passing motorcycle as he sat in a car driven by Murphy's friend and leading Red Hand Commando member Sam " Mambo " Carroll.

Jackie Robinson, who beginning in 1991 sustained a nine-year off-and-on relationship with Adair, backed up this claim in an interview with The Mirror, in which she also alleged that Adair has been having sex with long-term friend and fellow loyalist Sam McCrory since they were teenagers Adair staunchly denies these claims.

The land on which Houston resides was donated to the city by Judge Joel Pinson on the condition that it would be named for Sam Houston, a childhood friend.

At work, Sam discovers a major discrepancy in a couple of bank accounts ( too much money ), and confides in his good friend and colleague, Carl Bruner ( Tony Goldwyn ).

Old friend, Sam Erwin, continued on and became the founder.

McLaughlin who prior to his 100th birthday stated that he, Durant and Durant's son-in-law Dr Campbell from Port Perry and a lifelong friend of Sam were dickering after the Buick Motor deal for 15 years in 1907 and the exchange of $ 500, 000. 00 Buick stock for $ 500, 000. 00 McLaughlin stock with a name for their company and called it General Motors. This came to be in 1908.

Holloway developed the character, naming him after a Cockney friend of Henson called Annie Small ; the name Sam was chosen at random.

" Written by Burke and his then wife, Delores Burke, and John " J. B ." Moore, " a vengeful song about getting past someone who has found a new lover, and ... inspired by Burke's marital strife ", it " features his smooth, solid voice lamenting the death of a love affair ", " Got to Get You Off My Mind " was started on 11 December 1964, just hours after Burke heard that his friend Sam Cooke had been murdered, just after Burke ate with him in a Los Angeles restaurant, and on the same day his third wife, Delores, the mother then of 11 of his children, informed him by mail that she wanted a divorce.

Hall received three Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ( 1969 ), American Beauty ( 1999 ), and Road to Perdition ( 2002 ) ( the last two directed by friend Sam Mendes, who dedicated Road to Perdition to Hall ).