▁younger ▁brother ▁G um mo ▁died ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 3 ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Marx ▁was ▁never ▁told ▁for ▁fear ▁of ▁el ic iting ▁still ▁further ▁d eter ior ation ▁of ▁his ▁health . ▁ ▁Marx ▁maintained ▁his ▁irre press ible ▁sense ▁of ▁humor ▁to ▁the ▁very ▁end , ▁however . ▁George ▁F enn eman , ▁his ▁radio ▁and ▁TV ▁announ cer , ▁good - n ature d ▁fo il , ▁and ▁lif el ong ▁friend , ▁often ▁related ▁a ▁story ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁final ▁vis its ▁to ▁Marx ' s ▁home : ▁When ▁the ▁time ▁came ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁visit , ▁F enn eman ▁lifted ▁Marx ▁from ▁his ▁wheel ch air , ▁put ▁his ▁arms ▁around ▁his ▁tor so , ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁" walk " ▁the ▁fra il ▁com ed ian ▁backwards ▁across ▁the ▁room ▁towards ▁his ▁bed . ▁As ▁he ▁did , ▁he ▁heard ▁a ▁weak ▁voice ▁in ▁his ▁ear : ▁" F enn eman ," ▁whisper ed ▁Marx , ▁" you ▁always ▁were ▁a ▁l ous y ▁dan cer ." ▁When ▁a ▁nur se ▁approached ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁therm ometer ▁during ▁his ▁final ▁hospital ization , ▁explaining ▁that ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁temperature , ▁he ▁respond ed , ▁" Don ' t ▁be ▁silly ▁— ▁everybody ▁has ▁a ▁temperature ." ▁A ctor ▁Elli ott ▁G ould ▁re called ▁a ▁similar ▁incident : ▁" I ▁recall ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁I ▁saw ▁Gr ou cho , ▁he