Marcel Marceau

Biography

Marcel Marceau was a renowned French actor and mime, born Marcel Mangel on March 22, 1923, in Strasbourg, France. He fled to Limoges with his family at age 17 after Nazi Germany invaded France, later joining the Organisation Juive de Combat (OJC) to help rescue Jews during the Holocaust. As a performer, he is perhaps best known for his iconic persona as Bip the Clown, which he referred to as "the art of silence."