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Marcel Marceau

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Marcel Marceau

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Born in:Straatsburg,
France
Year of Birth:1923
Year of death:2007

Biography

(source: wikipedia)

Marcel Marceau (; born Marcel Mangel; 22 March 1923 – 22 September 2007) was a French mime artist and actor most famous for his stage persona, "Bip the Clown". He referred to mime as the "art of silence", performing professionally worldwide for more than 60 years.
As a Jewish youth, he lived in hiding and worked with the French Resistance during most of World War II, giving his first major performance to 3,000 troops after the liberation of Paris in... more

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  • Marcel Mangel
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