September 23, 2007

Marcel Marceau, 1923 - 2007.

Marcel Marceau
Marcel Marceau, the world's best-known mime artist who for decades moved audiences around the world without uttering a single word, has died aged 84.... Marceau traced his ancestry back through US silent film greats Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton to the clowns of the Commedia dell'Arte, a centuries-old European tradition, and to the stylized gestures of Chinese opera and the Noh plays of Japan.

Francois Murphy, Reuters.

Ed Champion has a bit of online viewing; If Charlie Parker... tips its hat. The Wikipedia entry.



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Posted by dwhudson at September 23, 2007 6:16 AM

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This weekend the world lost its most famous mime. Here are a few famous quotes by Marceau, about his role as a mime and the way he perceived the world. Rest in peace Marcel.

http://www.pollsb.com/polls/poll/2430/legendary-mime-marcel-marceau-passed-away-pick-your-favorite-marceau-quote

Posted by: Jackau at September 23, 2007 6:36 AM