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Marcel Marceau (1923–2007) was a French mime artist, actor, clown, and circus performer. Born Marcel Mangel in Strasbourg, he also resided in Limoges and Lille. He participated in World War II and was married to Ella Jaroszewicz, with whom he had four children. Marceau died in Cahors and is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
He was a member of the Academy of Arts of the GDR, the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, and the Académie des beaux-arts. His awards included the Officer of the Legion of Honour and the Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral. Influenced by Groucho Marx and Charlie Chaplin, he mentored students such as Bernard Bragg, Dimitri, and Vahram Zaryan. He used the pseudonyms Bip and Le mime Marceau.
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Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
Marcel Marceau (22 March 1923 – 22 September 2007) was an internationally acclaimed French actor and mime most famous for his persona as Bip the Clown. Description above from the Wikipedia Marcel Marceau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
- The Art of Silence — Himself (archive)2022
- Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp — Self2020
- Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic — Self (archive footage)2011
- Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story — Self2007
- Silent Clowns — Self2006
- Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin — Self2003
- Las Lunas del Auditorio — Self2002
- Joseph's Gift — The Snake1999
- Vivement dimanche — Self1998
- Victor Borge: Then & Now III in Washington D.C. — Self1996
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marcel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Strasbourg
- Place of death
- Cahors
- Spouse
- Ella Jaroszewicz
- Occupation
- comedian
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Judaism
- Student of
- Étienne Decroux
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Marcel Marceau (1962).jpg
- Height
- 1.73
- Number of children
- 4
- Residence
- Lille
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- Commons category
- Marcel Marceau
- date of death
- 2007-09-22
- member of
- Académie des beaux-arts
- influenced by
- Charlie Chaplin
- birth name
- Marcel Mangel
- name in native language
- Marcel Marceau
- pseudonym
- Le mime Marceau
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- end of work period
- 2005-00-00
- handedness
- left-handedness
- date of birth
- 1923-03-22
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Encyclopedic overview
Marcel Marceau ( French: [maʁsɛl maʁso]; 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.
Early life and education
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