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Ruth Josephine Marx (Johnson)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Death: February 12, 1972 (73)
Los Angeles County, California, United States
Place of Burial: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Oscar L. Johnson and Ethel U. Johnson
Ex-wife of Groucho Marx
Mother of Arthur Marx; Miriam R Allen; Private and Private

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About Ruth Johnson

Ruth Josephine Johnson Marx.

Ruth Johnson was a chorus girl. She was the first wife of Groucho Marx.

Groucho's three marriages all ended in divorce. His first wife was chorus girl Ruth Johnson. He was 29 and she 19 at the time of their wedding (1920). The couple had two children, Arthur Marx and Miriam Marx.

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Ruth Johnson's Timeline

1898
May 13, 1898
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
1921
July 21, 1921
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
1927
May 19, 1927
New York, NY, United States
1940
1940
Age 41
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
1940
Age 41
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
1972
February 12, 1972
Age 73
Los Angeles County, California, United States