About
Marcel Marceau, born Marcel Mangel in Strasbourg, was a world-renowned French mime and actor. During World War II, he joined the Resistance and helped save Jewish children. After the war, he studied drama and mime, then created his iconic character Bip, a white-faced clown, in 1947. He founded his own mime company in 1949 and performed on stages worldwide. He also acted in films and published several books. He received France's highest honors and became a UN Goodwill Ambassador.
* 1923-03-22 — † 2007-09-22
Major works
- Baptiste (1946)pantomime
- Death Before Dawnmimodrama
- The Story of Bipbook
- La ballade de Paris et du Monde (1966)art book
- Silent Movie (1976)film
Key milestones
- 1947Created his character Bip at the Théâtre de Poche in Paris.
- 1949Founded the Compagnie de Mime Marcel Marceau.
- 1978Founded the École Internationale de Mimodrame de Paris.
Themes
Mime and body languageThe character BipResistance and Holocaust memoryThe art of silenceHumanism
Sources: britannica.com · news.un.org