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Marcel Marceau Biography (1923-)

Born March 22, 1923, in Strasbourg, France; son of Charles (a butcher) and Anne (Werzberg) Mangel; married Huguette Mallet (an actress; divorced); marriedElla Jaroszewicz, June 16, 1966; children: Michel, Baptiste, and two daughters. Avocational interests: Painting, poetry, fencing. Career: Pantomimist. Barrault-Renaud Company, member of company, 1946-49; Compagnie deMime Marcel Marceau, Paris, France, founder and director, 1949-; International School of Mime of Paris Marcel Marceau, director. Created the personalityof "Bip" the clown. Military service: French Army; also served with French underground forces, 1944. Member: Academie des Beaux Arts (Paris), German Academy of Arts and Letters, Akademie der Schoenen Kuenste (Munich,Germany). Awards, Honors: Deburau Prize, 1948, for Mort Avant l'Aube; Emmy Award, outstanding achievement by an individual performer in music or variety, 1955, for Your Show of Shows; shared Emmy Award nomination, best variety or musical program, 1968, for Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In; Medaille Vermeil de la Ville de Paris, 1987; honorary doctorate, Princeton University, 1981; named Grand Officer of the Order of Merit, 1998; officer, French Legion of Honor; commandeur des Arts et Lettres de la Republique Francaise; honorary D.Univ., University of Oregon; Gold Medal, Czechoslovak Republic; honorary doctorates from Linfield College, Ohio State University, andUniversity of Michigan. Addresses: Office: Compagnie de Mime Marcel Marceau, 32 rue de Londres, 75009 Paris, France.

Nationality

French

Gender

Male

Occupation

Entertainer

Birth Details

March 22, 1923

Strasbourg, France

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Baptiste, Barrault-Renaud Company, 1946
• Praxitele and the Golden Fish, Barrault-Renaud Company, Sarah Bernhardt Theatre, 1946
• Bip Goes to the Park, Compagnie de Mime Marcel Marceau, 1947
• Bip et Fille des Rues, 1947
• Bip et l'Oiseau, 1948
• Mort Avant l'Aube (also known as Death before Dawn), 1948
• The Fair, 1949
• The Flute Player, 1949
• The Overcoat, Studio des Champs-Elysees, 1951
• Un Pierrot de Montmartre, Compagnie de Mime Marcel Marceau, Studiodes Champs-Elysees, Paris, 1951
• Moriana and Galvan, 1952
• Les Trois Perruques, 1953
• Un Soir aux Funambles, 1953
• The devil (speaking role), A Soldier's Tale, Stratford ShakespeareFestival, Stratford, Ontario, 1955
• An Evening of Pantomime, Phoenix Theatre, then Ethel Barrymore Theatre, both New York City, c. 1955
• La Parade en Bleu et Noir, 1956
• Le 14 Juillet, 1956
• Le Mont de Piete, 1956
• Le Loup de Tsu Ku Mi, 1956
• Le Petit Cirque, 1958
• Les Matadors, 1959
• Paris Qui Rit, Paris Qui Pleure, 1959
• Marcel Marceau and His Compagnie de Mime, New York City Center Theatre, New York City, 1960
• Marcel Marceau, New York City Center Theatre, 1963
• Don Juan, 1964
• Marcel Marceau and His Partner Pierre Vierry, New York City CenterTheatre, 1965
• Candide, Ballet de l'Opera Hambourg, Hamburg, Germany, 1970
• Marcel Marceau, New York City Center Theatre, 1973
• Public Garden, Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College ofthe City University of New York, New York City, 1995
• Appeared in a solo show in New York City, 1955-56. Toured as a pantomimist all over the world, including Southeast Asia, Russia, Europe, Africa, Australia, China, Japan, and South America.
• Stage Work
• Director, Candide, Ballet de l'Opera Hambourg, Hamburg, Germany, 1970
• Film Appearances
• Mic-Mac, 1950
• The Overcoat, 1951
• Pantomimes, 1954
• Un Jardin Public (also known as A Public Garden), 1955
• Die Schoene Luegnerin (also known as La Belle et l'Empereur), 1959
• Es, Atlas, 1966
• Professor Ping, Barbarella (also known as Barbarella: Queen ofthe Galaxy), Paramount, 1968
• Old man and Malcolm Shanks, Shanks, Paramount, 1974
• Himself, Silent Movie, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
• Mime, Paganini, 1989
• La Constellation Jodorowsky, 1994
• Also appeared in First Class.
• Television Appearances
• Episodic
• The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS, 1956
• The Chevy Show, NBC, 1956
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, NBC, 1959
• The Victor Borge Show, NBC, 1963
• Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, NBC, 1968
• Appeared on Your Show of Shows.
• Other Television Appearances
• Pantomimes, 1954
• A Public Garden, 1955
• Le Mime Marcel Marceau, 1965
• The World of Marcel Marceau, 1966
• Scrooge, A Christmas Carol (also known as Scrooge), BBC, 1973
• Funny Faces (special), HBO, 1983
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: 23rd Anniversary (special), NBC, 1985
• The Montreal International Comedy Festival (special), 1988
• WRITINGS
• (With Jean Dorcy, Etienne Decroux, and Jean-Louis Barrault) A la Recontre de la Mime et des Mimes, [Neuilly-sur-Seine, France], 1958translationby R. Speller and Pierre de Fontnouvelle published as The Mime, R. Speller, 1961
• The Marcel Marceau Alphabet Book, Doubleday, 1970
• The Marcel Marceau Counting Book, Doubleday, 1971
• The Story of Bip (self-illustrated children's book), Harper (New York City), 1976
• Other books include La Ballade de Paris et du Monde (art work); Les Reveries de Bip (lithographs); Les 7 Peches Capitaux (lithographs); Pimporello; and The Third Eye (lithoprint).

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

• Contemporary Authors, Volumes 85-88, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1980.
• Martin, Ben, Marcel Marceau, Master of Mime, Penguin, 1979.

Periodicals:

• Dance, March 1998, p. 76.
• UNESCO Courier, May 1998, p. 47.

Electronic:

• Marcel Marceau, http://www.marceau.org*