Marx, Susan Fleming (1908–2002)

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Marx, Susan Fleming (1908–2002)

American actress, dancer and politician. Name variations: Susan Fleming. Born Feb 19, 1908, in New York, NY; died Dec 22, 2002, in Rancho Mirage, CA; m. Adolpho "Harpo" Marx (comedian), Sept 28, 1936 (died Sept 28, 1964); children: (adopted) 4.

Appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies; in films, starred opposite John Wayne in Range Feud and as W.C. Fields daughter in Million Dollar Legs (1932); became a Palm Springs politician and activist.

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