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| Marcel Marceau; RIP Bip | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 25 2007, 10:36 PM (284 Views) | |
| FamousGroupie | Sep 25 2007, 10:36 PM Post #1 |
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Marcel Marceau, whose visual poetry revived the art of mime, has entered upon the final silence. Marceau, 84, a Holocaust survivor who performed around the world, died on Saturday in Paris, French media reported. Former assistant Emmanuel Vacca announced Marceau's death on France-Info radio, but gave no details about the cause. Wearing white face paint, soft shoes and a battered hat topped with a red flower, Marceau was internationally famous for his 1947 creation of Bip and played the entire range of human emotions on stage for more than 50 years, never uttering a word. Off stage, however, he was famously chatty. "Never get a mime talking. He won't stop," he once said. Marceau's lithe gestures and pliant facial expressions gave life to characters from a peevish waiter to a lion-tamer to an old woman knitting. A French Jew, Marceau survived the Holocaust and worked with the French Resistance to protect Jewish children. His biggest inspiration was Charlie Chaplin. He, in turn, inspired countless young performers and was single handedly responsible for reviving the craft of mime after World War II. Michael Jackson borrowed his famous "moonwalk" from a Marceau sketch, "Walking Against The Wind", and David Bowie was said to have studied with Marceau. |
| I don't believe in Bondi. I don't believe in rugby league. I believe in Yoko, John Lennon, the Lost Weekend and me. | |
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| Dorfliedot | Sep 25 2007, 10:55 PM Post #2 |
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I don't know who he is. but, it is sad news in deed. |
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| FamousGroupie | Sep 26 2007, 05:17 AM Post #3 |
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| I don't believe in Bondi. I don't believe in rugby league. I believe in Yoko, John Lennon, the Lost Weekend and me. | |
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| Adilah | Sep 26 2007, 07:56 AM Post #4 |
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| "We call 10 American deaths a catastrophe. One hundred European deaths are a tragedy. One thousand Asian deaths are a shame. And 10,000 African deaths we call a Monday." - Lissa (1981-2007) السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته | |
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| beatlespud | Sep 26 2007, 07:19 PM Post #5 |
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If you've ever seen Mel Brook's Silent Movie, he was the only person who had a spoken line in the whole film. He shouted "No!!!!" when they asked him if he wanted to be in the film. Dean |
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| SherryO | Sep 26 2007, 07:29 PM Post #6 |
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So sad. Micheal Jackson "borrowed" the moonwalk from him. Such talent, & he hardly ever said anything. RIP. |
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