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Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel was a 20th-century British-American comedian renowned for his pioneering work in silent film comedy. His exc...

20TH Century Comedy Duo Silent Film

9.5 Brilliant

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Grock (Charles Adrien Wettach)

Charles Adrien Wettach, known as Grock, was a Swiss mime performer active throughout the 20th century. He achieved inter...

Swiss Stage 20TH Century Legendary

9.2 Excellent

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Dario Fo

Dario Fo was a prominent Italian figure recognized as a mime artist, playwright, and director. His work gained internati...

Italian Theater 20TH Century Political

9.2 Excellent

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Étienne Decroux

Étienne Decroux was a pivotal French mime artist of the 20th century. He developed corporeal mime, a rigorous technique...

Teacher French 20TH Century Founder

9.2 Excellent

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Pierre Étaix

Pierre Étaix was a French filmmaker, clown, and mime renowned for his dedication to classic visual comedy and slapstick....

French 20TH Century Comedy Film

9.2 Excellent

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Andrés Pérez Araya

Andrés Pérez Araya was a Chilean actor, director, and theatrical figure. He is best recognized for conceiving and direct...

20TH Century Chilean Actor Director

9.1 Excellent

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Ferruccio Soleri

Ferruccio Soleri is an Italian stage actor and mime born in 1929, best known for his long-running performance as Arlecch...

Italian Theater 20TH Century Commedia

9.1 Excellent

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Charlie Rivel

Charlie Rivel was a Spanish mime who achieved international renown throughout the 20th century. He is particularly remem...

Stage Spanish International 20TH Century

8.8 Great

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Emmett Kelly

Emmett Kelly was an American mime primarily known for his poignant stage persona, “Weary Willie.” Born in 1898, he devel...

Stage American 20TH Century Circus Clown

8.8 Great

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Jacques Copeau

Jacques Copeau was a French theatre director, actor, and producer who significantly influenced modern theatre practices....

Teacher French 20TH Century Mask

8.8 Great

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Peter Schumann

Peter Schumann is a German-American puppeteer and artist who founded the Bread and Puppet Theater in New York City in 19...

Contemporary Political Puppetry German American

8.7 Great

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Max Wall

Max Wall was an English comedian and actor whose career spanned several decades, characterized by his distinctive style...

Stage 20TH Century British Physical Comedy

8.7 Great

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Harry Langdon

Harry Langdon was an American stage and screen comedian who lived from 1884 to 1944 and became a prominent performer dur...

Stage American 20TH Century Comedy

8.6 Great

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Otto Griebling

Otto Griebling (1896–1972) was a German-American circus performer who became one of the most famous clowns in the United...

Stage 20TH Century Legendary German American

8.5 Great

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Bernard Bragg

Bernard Bragg (1924–2018) was an American deaf actor, mime, and director who helped establish deaf theatre as a recogniz...

American 20TH Century Actor Deaf Theatre

8.5 Great

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Richard Pochinko

Richard Pochinko (1946-1989) was a Canadian clown and mime who developed an original training method that fused European...

Theater Canadian 20TH Century Clown

8.4 Great

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Ingemar Lindh

Ingemar Lindh was a Swedish theatre director, pedagogue, and mime artist born in 1945 who significantly contributed to E...

Teacher 20TH Century Swedish Decroux Student

7.2 Good

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Jewel Walker

Jewel Walker was an American mime and teacher associated with the Etienne Decroux lineage, part of the 20th-century spre...

Teacher American 20TH Century Decroux Student

7.0 Good

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Marjorie Walker

Marjorie Walker was an American mime and teacher associated with Etienne Decroux's corporeal mime tradition in 20th-cent...

Teacher American 20TH Century Decroux Student

6.9 Fair

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Luis Oliva

Luis Oliva is a Puerto Rican actor, mime and comedian born in 1951, trained with Etienne Decroux in France and later act...

Teacher 20TH Century Puerto Rican Decroux Student

6.8 Fair