Zeppo Marx died of lung cancer at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California, at the age of 78. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.
Herbert Manfred "Zeppo" Marx was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. He was the youngest of the five Marx Brothers. His parents were Sam Marx (called "Frenchie" throughout his life) and Minnie Schönberg Marx, both Jewish.
