Marcel Marceau, famed French mime, dies

Yahoo - AP ^ | 9/23/07 | Angela Doland

[par4]

The background music is a tango. I’m not sure if it really has a name....

[RepoGirl]

A staple of my childhood. I hate mimes, but I liked Marcel Marceau.

Does anyone remember his BRILLIANT scene in Mel Brook's film Silent Movie. He's called to be in their film, and he yells the only word in the film: "Non!"

Guess you had to be there, but that scene always cracks me up.

[BallyBill]

: (

[RepoGirl]

I must amend this post -- I guess this should teach me a lesson before posting before I've had my coffee. Of course, I didn't read the tail end of the article -- where it mentions Silent Movie... D'oh!

Anyway, RIP to the only mime that didn't make me want to break things.

[Tall_Texan]

His final words were: “ “.

[Walkingfeather]

Hmmm Sad I had all his albums.

[krb]

It’s been in several movies. I saw it in “True Lies” and “Scent of a Woman.”

I think it’s from a group called “The Tango Project”

[Las Vegas Ron]

With real heroes you seldom know. Think about that when you see the old men who live in your neighborhood.

Awesome statement. Bears repeating

[texas booster]

Thanks. I now remember it from “True Lies”.

I’ll look out on the web for a name and see if I can buy it cheaply.

[andy58-in-nh]

RIP.

[SeaHawkFan]

I never knew that he was a hero who risked his own life for others.

Sort of like Julia Child.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

PING

[P.O.E.]

Believe it or not, some Marcel Marceau quotes:

Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music.

To communicate through silence is a link between the thoughts of man.

Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us all without words?

[Jack Hammer]

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[RightWhale]

It is said by some who knew him that he was highly talkative except during the act.

[UnklGene]

[Loud Mime]

More quotes:

“It’s good to shut up sometimes.”

“Never get a mime talking. He won’t stop.”

RIP to a great man.

[scrabblehack]

He was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Michigan in 1985 — did not show up to accept it though. He sent a letter of regret — saying that his doctor had told him to avoid unnecessary travel — it was too much wear and tear on his eardrums...

[ozzymandus]

If a mime falls down in a forest, does he make a sound?

[Borges]

The music is Carlos Gardel’s ‘Por Una Cabeza’

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Por_Una_Cabeza