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The man performing mime for 65 years
Richmond Shepard claims to be the oldest mime artist in the US
Richmond Shepard is an 87-year-old mime artist from New York - he says he's one of the few remaining professional mimes still working in the US - and claims he's certainly the oldest. Richmond's had an illustrious career, including working with the famous French mime artist Marcel Marceau. Outlook's Sorcha Glackin went to see him teaching a mime class.
Image & credit: Richmond Shepard
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