Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (French: [ʒɑ̃ kɔkto]; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. Cocteau is best known for his novel Les Enfants Terribles (1929), and the films Blood of a Poet (1930), Les Parents Terribles (1948), Beauty and the Beast (1946) and Orpheus (1949). His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Kenneth Anger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Jean Marais, Henri Bernstein, Yul Brynner, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, Igor Stravinsky, María Félix, Édith Piaf, Panama Al Brown, Colette and Raymond Radiguet.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | The Frivolous Prince |
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| Birth date | July 05, 1889 |
| Birth name | Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau |
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| cause of death | |
| Date of death | October 11, 1963 |
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External resources
- http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/04/cocteau.html
- http://essonnebalades.free.fr/Cocteau/index.html
- http://jeancocteau.net
- http://www.celestialceiling.com
- http://www.centremed.monte-carlo.mc/eng/cocteau_centre.php
- http://www.cocteau-art.com
- http://www.jeancocteau.net/index_en.php
- http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/frenchbib.html#cocteau