gu ises , ▁known ▁as ▁Gr ou cho ▁glass es : ▁a ▁one - pie ce ▁mask ▁consisting ▁of ▁horn - rim med ▁glass es , ▁a ▁large ▁pl astic ▁nose , ▁bush y ▁e y eb rows ▁and ▁must ache . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Julius ▁Henry ▁Marx ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁New ▁York . ▁Marx ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁a ▁room ▁above ▁a ▁but cher ' s ▁shop ▁on ▁East ▁ 7 8 th ▁Street , ▁" B et ween ▁Lex ington ▁& ▁ 3 rd ", ▁as ▁he ▁told ▁Dick ▁Cav ett ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁television ▁interview . ▁The ▁Marx ▁children ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁East ▁ 9 3 rd ▁Street ▁off ▁Lex ington ▁Avenue ▁in ▁a ▁neighborhood ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Car neg ie ▁Hill ▁on ▁the ▁Upper ▁East ▁Side ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Manh attan . ▁The ▁turn - of - the - century ▁building ▁that ▁his ▁brother ▁Har po ▁in ▁his ▁mem oir ▁Har po ▁Spe aks ▁called ▁" the ▁first ▁real ▁home ▁they ▁ever ▁knew ", ▁was ▁populated ▁with ▁European ▁imm igr ants , ▁mostly ▁art is ans . ▁Just ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁were ▁the ▁oldest ▁brown st ones ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁owned ▁by ▁people ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁well - connected ▁Lo ew ▁Brothers ▁and ▁William ▁Orth . ▁The ▁Marx ▁family ▁lived ▁there ▁" for ▁about ▁ 1 4 ▁years ," ▁Gr ou cho ▁also ▁told ▁Cav