Marcel Marceau, RIP

A moment of silence for famed French mime Marcel Marceau who died yesterday. He was 84.
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[#1 posted by Flying Squid , September 23, 2007 8:07 AM]

Warning: Sick joke-

Now he really IS trapped in a box!

[#2 posted by ronbailey , September 23, 2007 8:37 AM]

I can't believe either of you guys even went there - but I laughed my ass off both times...

[#3 posted by kaosdevice , September 23, 2007 9:07 AM]

Would a moment of silence cause an irony-storm?

[#4 posted by romulusnr , September 23, 2007 9:43 AM]

I feel like arguing that a moment of noise would be more appropriate.

[#5 posted by Peter Swimm , September 23, 2007 9:43 AM]

My aunt was a patron of the arts, and got tickets to a number of events, and this was the single most boring show of my childhood by far. RIP for his legacy, but please dont take your 6 yr olds to 2 hours worth of miming

[#6 posted by Paul , September 23, 2007 9:45 AM]

R.I.P. Marcel Marceau

MY younger sister went to France with her boyfriend a few years ago hoping to meet him or visit his school and I'm not sure she did, though it is sad that he's done his final act already.

[#7 posted by microcars , September 23, 2007 10:55 AM]

I worked on a TV commercial with him for Kleenex in the late 1980s or early 1990s.

I have a Polaroid of me and him and a box of Kleenex.

somewhere

[#8 posted by MiCroStoogE , September 23, 2007 11:16 AM]

#5:
...please dont take your 6 yr olds to 2 hours worth of miming

True. They won't appreciate it, and a mime is a terrible thing to waste.

[#9 posted by gomer_is , September 23, 2007 12:10 PM]

I wonder what his last words were?

[#10 posted by Paul Bowen , September 23, 2007 1:08 PM]

"I wonder what his last words were?"

"Will someone PLEASE turn off that wind machine!"

[#11 posted by petreboing , September 23, 2007 2:13 PM]

As the only French speaker on the stagecrew where he was appearing, I was recruited to be his assistent. His English was perfect and he truely needed no help so I got to watch him from the wings, both aspects of the performance.

[#12 posted by DragonPhyre , September 23, 2007 3:23 PM]

Well... we know he went quietly.

*rimshot*

Wow... It's always the quiet ones.

*rimshot*

Now he really is trapped in a box.

*rimshot*

And finally...

Well, at least we won't hear from him again. Get it? hear? HA! Comedy.

[#13 posted by Flying Squid , September 23, 2007 3:58 PM]

Everyone's a critic.

[#14 posted by aixwiz , September 23, 2007 6:41 PM]

( Waves goodbye. )

[#15 posted by maingauche , September 23, 2007 9:57 PM]

I saw the best mimes of my generation destroyed by madness

[#16 posted by CesarB , September 24, 2007 11:44 AM]

One of Marceau's most surreal moments: A mime speaking in a silent film:

Silent Movie (YouTube Link)

[#17 posted by CesarB , September 24, 2007 11:46 AM]

One of Marceau's most surreal moments: A mime speaking in a silent film:

Silent Movie (YouTube Link)

[#18 posted by porkbarrel , September 24, 2007 12:17 PM]

I'm speechless.

[#19 posted by Anonymous , September 24, 2007 5:21 PM]

I had the pleasure of being married to a woman who studied with Marcel Marceau. I remember when I first saw Marceau and I found him to be absolutely magical as a stage performer and mime. Marcel Marceau was an artist on the order of Chaplin... and was a man of DEEP artistic wealth. The world has lost a gem... and REAL artist. Marceau was a RARE gift, a special man and a GREAT PERFORMER who entertained the entire world. Long live Bip!!!

[#20 posted by louiemanno , September 25, 2007 5:55 AM]

That’s too bad about Marcel Marceau ….

I think he’s been sick a while though …the last time I saw him on TV he looked really pale.

At least he has experience at being encased in a box.

Here’s a little Marcel Marceau trivia: He was originally asked to star in the Quiet Man before John Wayne.

I know a guy who bought one of his barrettes at a silent auction.

Life is short… the mime passes so quickly

The Family is asking for pretend donations in lieu of pretend flowers

In honor of his passing it would be a nice gesture... if we all gestured.

I wish the rest of the French were as quiet himas he was.

Let’s all observe a moment of noise in honor of his passing.

I’m here all week.

Louie

[#21 posted by louiemanno , September 25, 2007 5:57 AM]

That’s too bad about Marcel Marceau ….

I think he’s been sick a while though …the last time I saw him on TV he looked really pale.
At least he has experience at being encased in a box.

Here’s a little Marcel Marceau trivia: He was originally asked to star in the Quiet Man before John Wayne.

I know a guy who bought one of his barrettes at a silent auction.

Life is short… the mime passes so quickly

The Family is asking for pretend donations in lieu of pretend flowers

In honor of his passing it would be a nice gesture... if we all gestured.

I wish the rest of the French were as quiet himas he was.

Let’s all observe a moment of noise in honor of his passing.

I’m here all week.

Louie

[#22 posted by brooke , September 28, 2007 12:09 AM]

my grandfather is actually the cousin of marcel marceau. i was in france a few years ago and we tried visiting him, although we didn't have any success. my friend actually lived in his village!