Dick Marx

Birth Name: Richard Henry Marx

Date of Birth: April 12, 1924

Place of Birth: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: August 12, 1997

Place of Death: Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Dick Marx was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer.

Dick was the son of Helen and Victor Emanuel Marx. He had three children from his first marriage; and a son, adult contemporary and pop rock singer and songwriter Richard Marx, with his second wife Ruth Jeannette Guildoo.

Dick’s paternal grandfather was Emanuel Marx (the son of Mayer/Meyer Marx and Fanny Reinhard). Emanuel was a German Jewish emigrant, from Frankfurt.

Dick’s paternal grandmother was named Agnes Isaacs (the daughter of Joseph Isaacs and Annetta, likely Weis). Agnes was born in New York. Joseph was a Jewish emigrant from England. Annetta was an American, who was also Jewish.

Dick’s maternal grandfather was named Adolf Golden. Adolf was a Ukrainian Jewish emigrant, from Kiev.

Dick’s maternal grandmother was Sarah Meserow/Mezerow (later Messer, the daughter of Joseph Meserow/Mezerow and Ella Fuchs/Fox). Sarah was a Ukrainian Jewish emigrant, from Kiev. Joseph was the son of Ephraim Mezerow and Manya Levin.

Sources: Genealogy of Dick Marx – https://www.geni.com

Birth record of Dick Marx – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Dick’s paternal grandfather, Emanuel Marx – https://familysearch.org

Dick’s paternal grandmother, Agnes Isaacs, on the 1870 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Agnes Isaacs on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Dick’s maternal grandmother, Sarah Meserow/Mezerow – https://www.geni.com