Marcel Marceau

Marcel Mangel (b. 1923 - d. September, 2007), better known as Marcel Marceau was a French \- Jewish mime artist. He performs mime in whiteface as his character "Bip".

Marceau popularized the "art of silence" all over the world. In 1956 he won an Emmy award; he was made "Officer de la Legion d'Honneur" (1978) and "Grand Officer de la Legion d'Honneur" (1998).

> "When you play with your body and your soul, you have to be understood intimately and you have to take the essence of life."

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* Marcel Marceau