Marceau, Marcel

Marcel Marceau was born on March 22, 1923 in Strasbourg , into a Jewish family of immigrants from Poland . Interest in acting has aroused Marceau after becoming acquainted with Chaplin’s films at the age of five. Attended the School of Decorative Arts in Limoges , then studied at the Paris Theater of Sarah Bernard with director Charles Düllen and actor Etienne Decrou (it was Decrou who taught Marceau mimic art).

During the Second World War, he was forced to flee with his family, and together with his brother participated in the Resistance . Most of his relatives, including his parents, died in Auschwitz . The nickname "Marceau" took in the ranks of the Resistance - in honor of the revolutionary general Marceau-Degravier .

In 1947, Marceau created the stage image of the clown Beepa - a white-faced clown in a striped sweater and a battered hat, which brought him worldwide fame. At the same time organized a troupe "Commonwealth of Mimes", which lasted until 1960 . His productions went on the best stages, including the “ Theater of Sarah Bernard ” and “ Theater of the Champs Elysees ”.

For decades he performed solo. He repeatedly went on tour to the Soviet Union , for the first time in 1961, in particular, Leonid Kvinikhidze ’s film “Bip remains in Leningrad” (1962) is devoted to him in particular ^[1]

In 1978, Marceau created the Paris School of Pantomime .

According to one of the versions, it was under the influence of the reprise “Going upwind” Marceau that Michael Jackson’s moon walk was born ^[2] .

In 1996, he founded a foundation to support the art of pantomime in the United States .

Marceau was awarded the Legion of Honor - the highest state award of France. In 2002, he became the UN Goodwill Ambassador.

He died on September 22, 2007 at the age of 85.

Marcel Marceau is buried at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris .

Mima has two sons - Batiste and Michel from the first marriage, and also daughters from the third marriage - Camille and Aurelia.

• Overcoat (according to N.V. Gogol)
• Paris is crying, Paris is laughing
• Youth, maturity, old age, death
• In the masks workshop
• David and Goliath

• 1967 - His name was Robert , "Lenfilm"
• 1967 - Two hours earlier , Mosfilm
• 1968 - Barbarella
• 1976 - Silent Movie (La Dernière folie de Mel Brooks)

Golden Ball Award and Diploma at the International Film Festival of Fantastic Films in Milan (1969).

Mentioned in the song Vysotsky "She was in Paris ":

But what is she to me: she was in Paris,
And Marcel Marceau himself said something to her.

• Beilin A. Marcel Marceau, mime. [About the work of the French. actor] // Neva. - 1965. - № 8. - p. 203-206.
• Boyadzhiev G. Theater Paris today. - M., 1960;
• Markova E.V. Marcel Marceau. - L .: Art, 1975. - 143 p. - (Masters of the modern foreign theater).
• Markova E.V. Marcel Marceau. - SPb .: Lan, Planet of Music, 2013. - 224 p. - (The world of culture, history and philosophy). 1000 copies, ISBN 978-5-8114-11556 -4, ISBN 978-5-91938-107-5
• Markova E.V. Marcel Marceau - 50 years. [Franz. mime. actor] // Theater. - 1973. - № 4. - p. 132-135.
• Markova Ye. V. Modern foreign pantomime. - M .: Art, 1985. - 190 p.
• Muravyova E., Kunin V. Marcel Marceau in a vest. [According to the materials of the conversation staff ed. journals “Owls. Circus "with fr. actor] // Owls. circus. - 1961. - № 9. - pp. 28-29.
• Rumnev A. About the skill of Marcel Marceau. [Franz. mime. actor] / Ill .: A. Zverev // Art of Cinema. - 1962. - № 3. - p. 108-1116.
• Surits E. Silent Sorcerer. [About art fr. mimic actor M. Marceau] // Art of variety. - 1962. - № 3. - p. 66-70.
• Yutkevich S. Through the eyes of a cinematographer. [About the work of the French. mime. actor M. Marceau] // Art of Cinema. - 1960. - № 5. - pp. 133-142.

• School M. Marceau
• Marcel Marceau Foundation for the Advancement of Art of Mime
• The World of Mime Theater Library: Marcel Marceau
• "World's Smallest Page of Movie Quotes" (inaccessible link - history , copy )
• Marcel Marceau's Pantomime Theater