Marjane Satrapi, Iranian French director of 'Persepolis', dies at 56

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Iranian French filmmaker and artist Marjane Satrapi, best known for her Oscar-nominated animated film Persepolis, has died at age 56. According to a statement from her friends and family, she died of sadness following the death of her husband, Swedish producer Mattias Ripa, who passed away in April last year at age 53. Satrapi, who left Iran in 1994 and lived in Paris, chronicled her early life during the Iranian revolution and her move to Europe in the acclaimed comic book Persepolis, which she later adapted into an animated film. She also directed the film Radioactive.