Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, creator of 'Persopolis', dies aged 56

Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, creator of 'Persopolis', dies aged 56 The Iranian-French artist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi has died aged 56, according to a statement by her family and friends sent to French media outlets. Satrapi was known for her graphic novel Persopolis , which charts the life of a girl being raised in Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The semi-autobiographical novel was later turned into an animated film, helmed by Satrapi herself, which was premiered at Cannes in 2007.