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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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
1. Beauty and the Beast (1946) Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance. 7.9. Rate. 92 Metascore. A beautiful young woman takes her father's place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast, who wishes to marry her. Directors: Jean Cocteau, René Clément | Stars: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parély, Nane Germon. Votes: 27,988 | Gross: $0.30M. 2.
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.
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