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Jean-Gaspard Deburau
Bohemian-French mime
Jean-Gaspard Deburau (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃ɡaspaʁdəbyʁo]; born Jan Kašpar Dvořák;[1] 31 July &#;– 17 June ), sometimes erroneously called Debureau, was a Bohemian-French mime.
He performed from to the year of his death at the Théâtre des Funambules, which was immortalized in Marcel Carné's poetic-realist film Children of Paradise (); Deburau appears in the film (under his stage-name, "Baptiste") as a major character.
Jean gaspard deburau biography of mahatma
His most famous pantomimic creation was Pierrot—a character that served as the godfather of all the Pierrots of Romantic, Decadent, Symbolist, and early Modernist theater and art.
Life and career
Born in Kolín, Bohemia (now Czech Republic), Deburau was the son of a Czech servant, Kateřina Králová (or Catherine Graff), and a former French soldier, Philippe-Germain Deburau, a native of Amiens.[2] Philippe became a showman and performed at the head of a nomadic troupe.
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