Yes, the news is all over France today. And this is a thoughtful, fine obituary for a true legend. Thanks DG.

Very sad. I didn't realize he was a Holocaust survivor and that he had changed his name to hide his Jewish identity.

The article says that as a boy he "adored the silent film stars of the era: Chaplin, Buster Keaton and the Marx brothers." The Marx brothers were in silent films?

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." The Marx brothers were in silent films?

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Films with the Four Marx Brothers:

Humor Risk (1926), previewed once and never released; thought to be lost

see also http://web.telia.com/~u66002771/humorisk.htm

I wonder what his last words were.

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Originally posted by FredPuli:
I wonder what his last words were.

you've already quoted him, Fred: a smile for a life well-lived.

Thanks, Bedstor, for the Marx bros trivia.