22 September 2007

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. International mimest, goodwill ambassador for the United Nations, recipient of France's Order of Merit and Honorary Director of Global Forest Science Marcel Marceau passed away peacefully on September 22, 2007. Marceau's famous character Bip was a constant source of entertainment for audiences around the globe for six decades. "He will be sorely missed around our boardroom table and by the children of our planet," says founder of Global Forest Society Dr Reese Halter. Marcel Marceau was particularly involved with the children ecological education program at GFS.

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