▁at ▁the ▁wa ist ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁slight ▁tw ist ▁toward ▁the ▁right ▁with ▁the ▁left ▁shoulder , ▁allowing ▁the ▁left ▁hand ▁to ▁swing ▁free ▁with ▁the ▁g ait . ▁Edmund ▁Morris , ▁in ▁his ▁bi ography ▁The ▁R ise ▁of ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁describes ▁a ▁young ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁newly ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Assembly , ▁walking ▁into ▁the ▁House ▁Chamber ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁this ▁tr end y , ▁affected ▁g ait , ▁somewhat ▁to ▁the ▁am usement ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁and ▁more ▁rural ▁members . ▁Marx ▁ex agger ated ▁this ▁f ad ▁to ▁a ▁marked ▁degree , ▁and ▁the ▁comedy ▁effect ▁was ▁en hanced ▁by ▁how ▁out ▁of ▁date ▁the ▁fashion ▁was ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁▁ ▁Marx ' s ▁three ▁mar ri ages ▁ended ▁in ▁divor ce . ▁His ▁first ▁wife ▁was ▁ch orus ▁girl ▁Ruth ▁Johnson ▁( m . ▁ 1 9 2 0 - 4 2 ). ▁He ▁was ▁ 2 9 ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁ 1 9 ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁their ▁wed ding . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁Arthur ▁Marx ▁and ▁Mi ri am ▁Marx . ▁His ▁second ▁wife ▁was ▁Kay ▁Mar vis ▁( m . ▁ 1 9 4 5 – 5 1 ), ▁ ▁Catherine ▁D itt ig , ▁former ▁wife ▁of ▁Leo ▁Gor ce y . ▁Marx ▁was ▁ 5 4 ▁and ▁Kay ▁was ▁ 2 1 ▁at