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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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"Even in the night we are busy. The phone will not stop ringing," said De Marceau, 33.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

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

Or you may prefer “Blazing Saddles,” a Western spoof; or “Young Frankenstein,” a horror spoof; or the self-explanatory “Silent Movie,” in which the only character to speak was Marcel Marceau, the famous mime.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2021

“This film has a dimension that urges us to think about this,” Marceau told a news conference.

From Reuters • Jul. 8, 2021

Fifty-six miles farther brought the excursionists to Le Mans, where the Vendéan army was finally destroyed by the forces of General Marceau.

From Down the Rhine Young America in Germany by Optic, Oliver

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