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Louis Marx (August 11, 1896 – February 5, 1982) was an American toy maker and businessman whose company, Louis Marx and Company, was the largest toy company in the world in the 1950s. He was described by some as an experienced businessman with the mind of child.
Louis Marx and Company was an American toy manufacturer in business from 1919 to 1980. They made many types of toys including tin toys, toy soldiers, toy guns, action figures, dolls, toy cars and model trains.
Feb 6, 1982 · Louis Marx Sr., often called the Toy King of America, died yesterday at White Plains Hospital. He was 85 years old and lived in Scarsdale, N.Y.
Apr 4, 2022 · A website dedicated to sharing and restoring Marx toys, the largest toy manufacturer in the 1950s. See pictures and stories of different models, logos, and prototypes of Marx trucks, tractors, and other toys.
Louis Marx, a strident anti- Communist and supporter of Richard Nixon, regarded Ellsberg as a traitor afterwards. His eldest child, Barbara Marx Hubbard (1929–2019), was a New Age futurist who was involved in helping humans make an evolutionary shift to a higher consciousness.
Learn about the life and achievements of Louis Marx, the founder of the famous toy company that produced millions of toys from 1919 to 1975. See the timeline of his career, his products, his challenges and his legacy.
Jan 31, 2024 · Louis Marx, a leader of the 20th century toy industry, began working for toy manufacturer Ferdinand Strauss in 1912. Marx (1896–1982) established Louis Marx & Company in 1919, paying manufacturers to produce toys for him until he acquired manufacturing facilities in 1921.
