Marcel Marceau was a French actor and mime artist most famous for his stage persona as "Bip the Clown". He referred to mime as the "art of silence" and he performed professionally worldwide for over 60 years. As a 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 August 1944. Following the war, he studied dramatic art and mime in Paris.
Marcel Marceau
Active - 1954 - 2024 |
Birth - Mar 22, 1923 |
Death - Sep 22, 2007 |
Genres - Documentary, Comedy, Biography, Drama, Fantasy
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Subgenres - Biographical Film, Erotic Film, Parody Film, Satire, Silent Feature
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Le Mime Marceau, Marcel Mangel-
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