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Marceau

American  
[mahr-soh, mar-soh] / mɑrˈsoʊ, marˈsoʊ /

noun

  1. Marcel 1923–2007, French actor and mime.


Marceau British  
/ marso /

noun

  1. Marcel (marsɛl). 1923–2007, French mime artist

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Born and raised in Tokyo, Mr. Ikeda came to Paris in the early 1980s to study theater with Étienne Decroux and, later, with Marcel Marceau.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Villanueva missed his mark so badly that even his loud-mouthed campaign manager, Javier Gonzalez — who has long trolled Tchekmedyian on Twitter — has been as silent as Marcel Marceau.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2022

Azuelos previously directed Marceau in "LOL" and "A Chance Encounter".

From Reuters • Apr. 26, 2022

Business would normally be booming right now, and it has ground to a halt, Marceau said.

From Washington Times • Feb. 8, 2021

It happened in time, that the looms of Les Tournelles were moved to the Faubourg St. Marceau and these two men came in time to direct these and all other looms under royal patronage.

From The Tapestry Book by Candee, Helen Churchill Hungerford, Mrs.