Heart attack claims Susan Marx at 93

Harpo Marx's widow Susan has died at the age of 93.

Born Susan Fleming, she was an actress in her own right, appearing in more than a dozen films in the Thirties opposite such stars as John Wayne.

She died of a heart attack in California on Sunday.

Her legs were once insured for a million dollars - as a publicity stunt for the 1932 comedy Million Dollar Legs, in which she appeared opposite W. C. Fields

Harpo Marx died in 1964.

Published: 26 Dec 2002