About Séverin Cafferra
Lived 1863 – 1930 (aged 66–67). Séverin Cafferra was a French mime artist and actor.
Séverin Cafferra, known as Séverin or mime Séverin (1863-1930), was one of the best-known French Pierrots or mime artists around the turn of the twentieth century.
Life Caffera was born in Ajaccio, Corsica. He studied under the Marseille mime Louis Rouffe (1849-1885), who in turn had studied under Charles Deburau. He worked at Marseille, then at the Théatre des Funambules in Paris. In his 1929 book, L'Homme Blanc : souvenirs d'un Pierrot, Caffera describes Rouffe as having created a complete language of gesture.
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Who was Séverin Cafferra?
French mime
When was Séverin Cafferra born?
Séverin Cafferra was born on 19 May 1863 in Ajaccio.
When did Séverin Cafferra die?
Séverin Cafferra died in 1930 in Sauveterre.
What was Séverin Cafferra's occupation?
Séverin Cafferra was a mime artist and actor.
What nationality was Séverin Cafferra?
Séverin Cafferra was French.
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