Marcel marceau: master of mime

36 Pages·2014·8.353 MB·English

by  Spielman, Gloria

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rom the age of five, little
Marcel Marceau knew he
wanted to be a silent actor,
just like Charlie Chaplin.
World War II came, changing
Marcel’s life. But it didn’t
stop his dream of becoming a
mime artist and entertaining

the world.
Ages 8–11
Reinforced binding

For my children, Gabriella, Eliana, Netanel,
Ariel and Amiel with love.—G. S.
To my sister, Denise—M.G.
Text copyright ©2011 by Gloria Spielman
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Spielman, Gloria.
Marcel Marceau: Master of Mime / by Gloria Spielman ;
illustrated by Manon Gauthier.
p. cm.
ISBN: 978–0–7613–3961–8 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
[1. Marceau, Marcel—Juvenile literature. 2. Actors—France—
Biography—Juvenile literature. 3. Mimes—France—Biography—
Juvenile literature. I. Gauthier, Manon, ill. II. Title.]
PN1986.M3S75 2011
792.302’8092—dc22 [B] 2010027787
Manufactured in the United States of America
1 – PP – 7/15/11
eISBN: 978-0-7613-7969-0
GLORIA SPIELMAN Illustrated by MANON GAUTHIER
Little Marcel

searched for a jacket.

Father would have one.
Pants, too . . .
. . . and shoes.
A hat, and Marcel’s
outfit was complete.
When he strode out into the Strasbourg streets he was
no longer Marcel. He was Charlie Chaplin, star of the
silent movies.

Marcel’s father Charles was a kosher butcher. A supporter of
the arts, he enjoyed introducing his young son to music and
theater. He had taken Marcel to one of Chaplin’s movies. The
boy was fascinated that the actor could make his audience
laugh and cry without ever speaking a word. Marcel decided
he would grow up to be like Charlie.