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Marcel Marceau

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Marcel Marceau, born Marcel Mangel, was a French mime artist and actor who lived from 1923 to 2007, most famous for his stage persona Bip the Clown. He referred to mime as the art of silence and performed professionally worldwide for more than sixty years. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Marcel Marceau was the most influential mime artist of the 20th century, creating the character Bip the Clown and reviving the art of mime as silent physical theatre.

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1. Marcel Marceau (Wikipedia)
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    was a French mime artist and actor most famous for his stage persona
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    Marcel Marceau, born Marcel Mangel, was a French mime artist and actor who lived from 1923 to 2007, most famous for his stage persona Bip the Clown.
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