This is from the famous photo from "The Cocoanuts," and I originally had planned on doing the whole picture, but... that'll have to wait. This dried up all of my tablet-juices for the night.
You know why I genuinely like Harpo? Because unlike his other brothers (who I love, don't get me wrong) and unlike pretty much any film celebrity ever, he got married, stayed with the same woman all his life, and adopted four children. He had a "normal" (ish) life; he didn't gamble or have trouble with alcoholic wives, like Chico and Groucho. I mean, he was still practically certifiably insane, eating people's restaurant bills and whatnot, but he was a refreshing little bit of normalcy in terms of Hollywood home life.
*steps down from pulpit* Anyway, moving on with our lives...
I totally agree with you. Harpo's right up there on the list of People I Wish I Could Meet. He was completely bonkers, but he was just such an overall decent fellow, and not because he was trying to be--just because he was. The little bit in his autobiography of how he and his wife got together is one of my favorite love stories, just because it's so sweet and simple, with just the right amount of surreality.
Nicely done. You got that "pouty face" of his done perfectly.
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--Harpo
Nicely done. You got that "pouty face" of his done perfectly.
Yes, baby, I'm lovin' all things Celtic and Harpo is "too too"!