B. Goren. Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 (edited) RIP Mr. Marceau. You have done enough and now you deserve the rest. Edited September 23, 2007 by B. Goren. Quote
JSngry Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 If Marcel Marceau keeled over dead in the woods, and there was no one there to hear him fall, would he still make a sound? Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 If Marcel Marceau keeled over dead in the woods, and there was no one there to hear him fall, would he still make a sound? Bitchy! MG Quote
Chalupa Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 [at the pre-tour party, the waiters are mime artists] Marty DiBergi: It's such an interesting concept, mixing mime and food. Morty the Mime: It's a kick isn't it? Well, I used to be an actor but I could never remember my lines, so I thought "just shut up", you know? Don't say nothing. And my father used to say the same thing to me every dinner time, he used to say to me "shut up and eat", so that's what we do and that's the name of the company "shut up and eat". [at the pre-tour party one of the waiters is on his way back to the kitchen with an entire tray of food] Morty the Mime: Whoah, whoah, whoah, whoah, whoah. How come you got so much here? Mime Waiter: I don't know, they're not eating it. Morty the Mime: Did you do the wind? Mime Waiter: I did the wind, I did the wind. Morty the Mime: No, you don't push the wind away, the wind comes at you. Ok change those, get the little dwarf canolies. Come on, don't talk back, mime is money, come on, move it. Quote
Aggie87 Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 I still remember him from Mel Brooks' Silent Movie. He was the only one in the whole film who actually spoke. LOL RIP Marcel. Quote
Kalo Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 A moment of silence for a lifetime of silence. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 I still remember him from Mel Brooks' Silent Movie. He was the only one in the whole film who actually spoke. LOL RIP Marcel. Oh yes. Thanks for that memory. MG Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 Did anyone hear his cries for help? Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 His first album is still my favorite. Quote
DTMX Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 They're going to play "4:33" at his funeral. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 Not to be too cruel, but isn't being the "world's best mime" kind of like being the "world's biggest wanker"? I mean, some things should be done in private... Quote
Neal Pomea Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 His pantomimes are fully protected by copyright and will be for another 70 years. So don't try to mime your way out of a box. Maybe your great grandchildren will be allowed to do that. Quote
Kalo Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 His pantomimes are fully protected by copyright and will be for another 70 years. So don't try to mime your way out of a box. Maybe your great grandchildren will be allowed to do that. I saw him perform back in the 1970s and I recall that he was an amazing technician. I mean, you could practically see the box he was in and feel the wind he fought against. But he was not funny. Not at all. Give me Chaplin any day. Or Dario Fo, the greatest "mime" I ever saw in person, though he did include nonsense vocalization as part of the act. Quote
Kalo Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 OK, we lose Pavarotti, pretty much all voice. Then we lose the mute Marceau. Who's next? Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 I saw him perform back in the 1970s and I recall that he was an amazing technician. I mean, you could practically see the box he was in and feel the wind he fought against. But he was not funny. Not at all. Yes, he wasn't funny, but he was marvellous at what he did. MG Quote
Kalo Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 I saw him perform back in the 1970s and I recall that he was an amazing technician. I mean, you could practically see the box he was in and feel the wind he fought against. But he was not funny. Not at all. Yes, he wasn't funny, but he was marvellous at what he did. MG Agreed. Quote
MoGrubb Posted September 24, 2007 Report Posted September 24, 2007 I didn't think he intended to be funny. He was super at what he did though, what an imagination! Quote
brownie Posted September 24, 2007 Report Posted September 24, 2007 A marvelous poet! He also joined the French Resistance during World War Two! Quote
GARussell Posted September 24, 2007 Report Posted September 24, 2007 I remember him from his many appearances on Ed Sullivan. I suppose that he was a favorite of Ed's. Quote
B. Goren. Posted September 24, 2007 Author Report Posted September 24, 2007 He also joined the French Resistance during World War Two! Another reason to love him even more. Quote
brownie Posted September 24, 2007 Report Posted September 24, 2007 Marceau was born in a French Alsacian jewish family (real name Marcel Mengel). His father was captured, then deported at Auschwitz where he was killed in 1944. Quote
Kalo Posted September 25, 2007 Report Posted September 25, 2007 I didn't think he intended to be funny. He was super at what he did though, what an imagination! Wasn't his stage character named "Bip the Clown"? And aren't clowns supposed to be funny, even when most of them aren't? Quote
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