French-Iranian Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi dies at 56 (opens in new tab)

Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian artist, writer and filmmaker best known for the autobiographical graphic novel and animated film “Persepolis,” has died at 56, France’s presidency and people close to her said on Thursday. A family statement sent to AFP said Satrapi “died of sadness” a little over a year after her husband, Swedish producer, actor and screenwriter Mattias Ripa, died; the cited reports gave no further medical cause. Born in Rasht, Iran, in 1969, Satrapi drew on her childhood ...