Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi dies at 56: NPR
Marjan Satrapi attends La Bande des Jotas Photocall during the 7th Rome Film Festival in Rome on November 16, 2012. Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images Marjan Satrapi, author of acclaimed graphic novels Persepolis And a leading champion for women’s rights in Iran died on Thursday. She was 56