The Resume

(February 19, 1908-December 22, 2002)
Born in New York City, New York
Ziegfeld Girl
Appeared in the films ‘Arizona’ (1931), ‘Range Feud’ (1931), ‘Million Dollar Legs’ (1932), ‘He Learned About Women’ (1933), ‘My Weakness’ (1933), ‘Call It Luck’ (1934), ‘Gold Diggers of 1937’ (1936) and ‘God’s Country and the Woman’ (1937)
Married Harpo Marx (1936-64)

Why she might be annoying:

As a publicity stunt for the film ‘Million Dollar Legs,’ the studio insured her legs for that amount.
She complained, ‘There is nothing more boring than working on a movie…. I hated it!’
She proposed marriage to Harpo three times before he accepted.
She ran unsuccessfully for the California State Assembly.

Why she might not be annoying:

She and Harpo adopted four children.
Harpo died on their 28th wedding anniversary.
She served on the Palm Springs Board of Education for 18 years.
She was an advisory planning commissioner for Rancho Mirage.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 64]
• I Adopted a Child
• I Died in 2002 (Ranked: 94)
• I Sought Political Office
• I was a Ziegfeld Girl
• Insured Body Parts
• John Wayne's Leading Ladies
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Older than Me
• Profiles 38501-38750 (Ranked: 38568)
• Women Known for their Great Legs

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 27 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying