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Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), known professionally as Jean Marais ( French: [ʒɑ̃ maʁɛ] ), was a French actor, film director, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. He performed in over 100 films and was the lover, muse and friend of acclaimed director Jean Cocteau. [1] .
Jean Marais. Actor: Beauty and the Beast. Jean Marais was a popular French cinema actor and director who played over 100 roles in film and on television, and was also known for his many talents as a writer, painter and sculptor. He was born Jean Alfred Villain-Marais on December 11, 1913, in Cherbourg, France.
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- Cherbourg, Manche, France
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- Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Jean Villain-Marais, dit Jean Marais, est un acteur français, né le 11 décembre 1913 [n 1] à Cherbourg [1], [n 2] et mort le 8 novembre 1998 à Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes) [2]. Actif au théâtre comme au cinéma , il est aussi metteur en scène , écrivain , peintre , sculpteur et potier .
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Mar 25, 2024 · Jean Marais (born Dec. 11, 1913, Cherbourg, France—died Nov. 8, 1998, Cannes, France) was a French actor who was a protégé and longtime partner of French writer-director Jean Cocteau. Marais was one of the most popular leading men in French films during the 1940s and ’50s.
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Nov 10, 1998 · Jean Marais, who became one of France's most popular movie and theater actors thanks to his close friendship with the Surrealist poet and artist Jean Cocteau, died on Sunday at a hospital in...
1913-1998. Biography: life and films. T oday, Jean Marais is regarded as the epitome of the swashbuckling romantic hero of French cinema - in short, France's answer to Errol Flynn. With his heroic physique, it is hard to imagine Marais in any other profession than that of an actor.
Jean Marais, a French theatre and movie star best known for his association with Jean Cocteau, died on Nov. 8 in Cannes, according to The New York Times. He was 84.
