Marcel Marceau

2023 - 3 - 22

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Google Doodle Celebrates Legendary Mime Marcel Marceau (CNET)

Before he was synonymous with pantomime the world over, he used his entertainment skills to help save dozens of Jewish children during World War II.

The kids had to appear like they were simply going on vacation to a home near the Swiss border, and Marcel really put them at ease." Their mission was to smuggle children hiding in a French orphanage to the Swiss border, where safety awaited the children. While he's famous for a prolific career as the chalk-faced clown Bip, he's perhaps less known for his bravery in helping save dozens of Jewish children during World War II.

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Who is Marcel Marceau? Know about the iconic mime artist ... (Economic Times)

The most recent Google Doodle is a tribute to the iconic mime artist Marcel Marceau on his 100th birth anniversary. He is recognized for his expertise in ...

When France was under German control, he altered his last name to Marceau to prevent being recognized as a Jewish person. In the film realm, he delivered noteworthy performances in First Class, where he played 17 different roles, and in Shanks, where he played a silent role. Who is Marcel Marceau?During his youth, Marcel Marceau was exposed to films and aspired to be featured in silent movies. [https://t.co/po3sQESKRE] [pic.twitter.com/rUbQIVXgBc] [March 22, 2023] [Bip the Clown](/topic/bip-the-clown), a bittersweet character who sported a striped shirt, a dishevelled flowered hat, and white facial makeup. Marcel Marceau was born in France with the name Marcel Mangel on March 22, 1923. He is recognized for his expertise in the use of silence to entertain audiences across the globe.

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Marcel Marceau: What does Google's March 22 homepage mean? (masslive.com)

Instead of seeing the colorful logo, March 22′s illustration featured a mime standing in place of the “L” in Google. Click on the logo and you'll learn that ...

Then he founded the Compagnie de Mime Marcel Marceau, “the only pantomime company in the world at the time, to develop the art of silence,” Google said. Below its biography of Marceau, Google showed the doodle’s reach in France, Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland and the United States. Click on the logo and you’ll learn that Google celebrated the 100th birthday of French mime and actor Marcel Marceau.

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Legendary Mime Marcel Marceau Was a Jewish Holocaust ... (Kveller)

You've probably heard the name Marcel Marceau before, or seen — but not heard — his character Bip the clown, who is the subject of today's Google doodle, ...

“You see the pain and the sadness in his mime skits,” Loinger told JTA. But in my art I belong to the world, beyond religion, to Jews, Christians and even Muslims.” His father was caught by the Gestapo in 1944 and deported to Auschwitz, where he was killed. Born Marcel Mangel in 1923 Strasbourg to Jewish parents, including a kosher butcher father, he actually used his miming skills to help rescue hundreds of Jews from the Nazis. The kids had to appear like they were simply going on vacation to a home near the Swiss border, and Marcel really put them at ease.” He created so many of the moves that we associate with miming today, including “walking against the wind.” In fact, Michael Jackson said that Marceau even helped inspire his famous Moonwalk.

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DeLand artist studied under French mime Marcel Marceau, today's ... (Daytona Beach News-Journal)

Today's Google doodle: Marcel Marceau, the famed French mime who would've turned 100 today. Here's a Florida artist's connection.

"As a sculptor, I had to take that whole series and select one moment and sculpt the one moment to tell that entire story," Hill said. The experience also proved valuable in working as a sculptor, which Hill described in an When Marceau played two roles in the movie "Shanks," Hill played his double.

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Marcel Marceau, The Master Of Mime And Body Language (Forbes)

Today marks the centenary of the birth of Marcel Marceau, the great French mime artist, who is being honored by the daily Google Doodle with a brief ...

Put equal effort on both sides of the equation, as much on your body language and your voice as on your story, as much on the messenger as the message. The difference between the slouch and standing straight up, was the difference between a negative and positive perception. [reported](https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/can-you-judge-an-ipo-by-its-ceo-1439525002) on the study and, in their article, went right to the bottom line: “They found that perceptions of the CEO are a strong predictor of an IPO’s price. Undoubtedly, the person will respond negatively to the first and positively to the second. The irony is that most presenters spend most of their time and effort on the content. There are multiple components of the body language—eyes, facial expressions, gestures, and posture—and you must start the most fundamental, posture. The study found that for the average CEO, a 5% higher rating on perceptions correlated to an IPO price roughly 11% higher than the price that would be expected based on fundamentals alone. Then step up to the front of the room and start to speak, but do so silently, without using your voice, moving only your lips. As you do, slouch, put your weight on one leg, thrust your hands deep into your pockets, and dart your eyes around the room rapidly. Stop again and ask your trial audience to react to both versions of your exercise. Address all your energies to your colleague and extend your hand toward that person, as if you were about to shake hands. You can see his original versions of the same moves in this [YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEsfpRrfXf4).

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