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Iranian-French cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis, dead at 56
Key takeaways
- Marjane Satrapi, pictured at the Rome International Film Festival in 2012, was an advocate for women's freedom in Iran.
- Comic book artist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi is being mourned by the French arts community after her death at the age of 56.
- Satrapi, who was born in Iran, was a committed advocate to furthering free speech and women's rights in her birth country.
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Marjane Satrapi, pictured at the Rome International Film Festival in 2012, was an advocate for women's freedom in Iran. (AP Photo: Alessandra Tarantino)
Comic book artist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi is being mourned by the French arts community after her death at the age of 56.
Satrapi, who was born in Iran, was a committed advocate to furthering free speech and women's rights in her birth country.
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