Marcel Marceau Dies At The Age Of 84

Marcel Marceau, who was best known for his lithe gestures and pliant facial expressions, revived the art of mime and brought poetry to silence but sadly he died on Saturday at the age of 84.

Marcel played the entire range of human emotions onstage for more than 50 years, never uttering a word. Offstage, however, he was famously chatty. He once said “Never get a mime talking. He won’t stop,”

Marcel’s biggest inspiration was Charlie Chaplin. Marceau, in turn, inspired countless young performers — Michael Jackson borrowed his famous “moonwalk” from a Marceau sketch, “Walking Against the Wind.”

Marceau’s former assistant, Emmanuel Vacca, announced the death on France-Info radio, but gave no details.

Marceau was born Marcel Mangel on March 22, 1923, in Strasbourg, France. His father Charles, a butcher who sang baritone, introduced his son to the world of music and theatre at an early age. The boy adored the silent film stars of the era: Chaplin, Buster Keaton and the Marx brothers.

As he aged, Marcel kept on performing at the same level, never losing the agility that made him famous. He said that “If you stop at all when you are 70 or 80, you cannot go on you have to keep working.”

His Funeral arrangements are not yet known.

We send his family and friends or condolences for their sad loss

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