Marcel Marceau was known worldwide as a master of silence. The world-famous mime delighted audiences for decades as "Bip," a tragicomic figure who encountered the world without words. But during World War II, his skills as a mime came in handy for another reason: He used them to save Jewish children during the Holocaust.
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