Marjane Satrapi Dies At 56: The Woman Who Told Iran’s Story To The World

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• Marjane Satrapi Dies At 56: The Woman Who Told Iran’s Story To The World Published By, Last Updated: June 04, 2026, 15:44 IST Marjane Satrapi, Franco-Iranian creator of Persepolis and prominent human rights advocate, has died at 56, a year after her husband Mattias Ripa, leaving a major cultural legacy Marjane Satrapi, Franco-Iranian creator of Persepolis and prominent human rights advocate, has died at 56. Franco-Iranian graphic novelist, filmmaker and human rights advocate Marjane Satrapi, best known for her groundbreaking memoir Persepolis, has died at the age of 56, according to statements from people close to her.
• Family members said Satrapi died a little over a year after the death of her husband, actor and producer Mattias Ripa, in April 2025. Satrapi rose to international prominence in the early 2000s with Persepolis, an autobiographical graphic novel that chronicled her childhood during the Iranian Revolution and her coming-of-age years in Europe....