▁where ▁often ▁the ▁sing ers ▁were ▁chosen ▁for ▁their ▁voice ▁rather ▁than ▁their ▁appearance ▁and ▁had ▁little ▁acting ▁ability . ▁▁ ▁W ague ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁the ▁m ime ▁and ▁actor ▁Jean - Louis ▁Bar ra ult ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁Jean - G asp ard ▁Deb ur au ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁film ▁Children ▁of ▁Parad ise , ▁ ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁his ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁m ime ▁piece ▁ ▁Bapt iste . ▁ ▁Georges ▁W ague ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Grande ▁méd aille ▁de ▁v erme il ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁at ▁M ent on ▁in ▁the ▁Al pes - Mar it imes , ▁aged ▁ 9 1 . ▁ ▁View s ▁ ▁Although ▁Georges ▁W ague ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁Pier rot ' s ▁cost ume , ▁he ▁ultimately ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Jean - G asp ard ▁Deb ur au ▁(" B apt iste ") ▁as ▁pu er ile ▁and ▁emb ry onic , ▁aver ring ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁time ▁for ▁Pier rot ' s ▁dem ise ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁" char acters ▁less ▁conventional , ▁more ▁human ." ▁W ague ▁critic ized ▁the ▁classical ▁Italian ▁m ime ▁tradition ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁interview , ▁contrast ing ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁m ime ▁emer ging ▁in ▁France . ▁He ▁said , ▁ ▁W ague ▁saw ▁the ▁art