Marcel Marceau

March 22th – Marcel Marceau’s birthday.  In 2013 there is 90 years since he was born.
 

Marcel Marceau, formerly Marcel Mangel, was a terrific actor and mime.
He saw Chaplin’s City Lights, wishing mime to become his career dream.
Marceau invented a unique, distinguished character called Bip the Clown.
As a devoted, versatile professional he had deserved applauds and crown.
 
His journey started during the WW II when helping kids to escape or flee.
Marcel had taken them from France to Switzerland, thus setting them free.
Marceau utilized mime’s talent, maintaining children’s quietness that’s vital.
He saved their lives from Nazi, earned kindness, compassion, humanity title.
 
Marceau - a mime-virtuoso who brilliantly illustrated comedy, irony, satire.
He’s an owner of speaking talent, master of silent art, and mute puppeteer.
Having possessed a gift of pantomime, completing his professional training
Allowed Marcel to grow, advance, evolve on stage while he’s entertaining.
 
Marceau was capable to imitate, portray his characters without limitation.
His versatility allowed him to instantly portray human life’s transformation.
Marcel successfully pursued his dream, becoming widely known, acclaimed.
Through hard work, innovation, passion he had inevitably received his fame.
 
Marceau manifested a gift, ability, skill as an interpreter, teacher, director.
He was acknowledged by audience and colleagues as an exceptional actor.
Marcel Marceau devoted to his art, fully invested his time, effort, endeavor.
His legacy was well deserved and will remain in hearts, souls, minds forever.
 
March 22th – Marcel (Mangel’s) Marceau’s birthday, we think of him today.
As master, genius of metamorphosis, mimodrama he could inspire, sway.
Marcel’s remembered for his ample novelty, imagination, style, originality.
He had accomplished more than anyone could have – a true universality.


Copyright©2013 Mila Alper


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