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  • Marcel Marceau, renowned French mime, dies at 84

    09/24/2007 12:11:54 AM PDT · by Cincinna · 49 replies · 775+ views
    International Herald Tribune ^ | September 23, 2007 | James F. Clarity and Eric Pace
    Marcel Marceau, the wiry French mime who did much to revive the art of pantomime, performing as Bip, his chalk-faced character in a stovepipe hat adorned with a red flower, died Saturday. He was 84 years old and lived in France. His death was announced on French radio by Marceau's former assistant, Emmanuel Vacca. Since 1945, when he began his silent career, Marceau performed an average of 200 shows a year, most of them abroad, where he was more highly praised than in his native France. His repertory changed little over the decades, but he played to full houses in...