Marjane Satrapi. Iranian-French artist, author of Persepolis comics (she disliked calling them "graphic novels") , and Oscar-nominated director is dead at 56. Elected in 2024 to the French Académie des Beaux-Arts, refused the Légion d'honneur in 2025 "citing French hypocrisy toward Iran."
Thomas Hawk posted a photo:
THIS IS A TRUE STORY. The events depicted in this album took place in Florida and New York between 1972 -- 1977. Out of respect for the dead, the story has been told exactly as it occurred.
date stamped on slide September 1975
