Étienne Decroux

Actor, Author

1898 – 1991

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Who was Étienne Decroux?

Étienne Decroux studied at Jacques Copeau's Ecole du Vieux-Colombier, where he saw the beginnings of what was to become his life's obsession–corporeal mime. During his long career as a film and theatre actor, he created many pieces, using the human body as the primary means of expression.

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Born
Jul 19, 1898
Paris
Also known as
  • Etienne Decroux
  • Étienne Marcel Decroux
  • E. Decroux
  • Decroux
  • Ducroux
Children
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Died
Mar 12, 1991
Boulogne-Billancourt

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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