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Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (UK: / ˈ k ɒ k t oʊ / KOK-toh, US: / k ɒ k ˈ t oʊ / kok-TOH, French: [ʒɑ̃ mɔʁis øʒɛn klemɑ̃ kɔkto]; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic.
- The Frivolous Prince
- Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau, 5 July 1889, Maisons-Laffitte, France
- 1908–1963
- 11 October 1963 (aged 74), Milly-la-Forêt, France
Apr 5, 2024 · Jean Cocteau was a French poet, librettist, novelist, actor, film director, and painter. Some of his most important works include the poem L’Ange Heurtebise (1925; “The Angel Heurtebise”); the play Orphée (1926; Orpheus); the novels Les Enfants terribles (1929; “The Incorrigible Children”; Eng.
- Wallace Fowlie
A comprehensive overview of the life and works of Jean Cocteau, a poet, dramatist, screenwriter, and novelist who was a leading figure of the French avant-garde. Learn about his early influences, his influential ballet Parade, his play La Machine infernale, his films La Belle et le bete and La Sang d’un Poete, and his novel Les Enfants terrible.
Learn about the life and work of Jean Cocteau, a French poet, novelist, painter, graphic artist, playwright and filmmaker who worked across almost every artistic discipline. Explore his paintings, illustrations, ballets, films and books that explore myth, dream, sexuality and the unconscious.
- French
- July 5, 1889
- Maisons-Laffitte, France
- October 11, 1963
Cocteau considered himself a poet above all but worked in virtually every medium, including the theater and film. Some of his most important works include the poem L’Ange Heurtebise (1925); the play Orphée (1926); and the novels Les Enfants terribles (1929) and La Machine infernale (1934).
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Jean Cocteau was a multifaceted intellectual who, from the 1920s to the 1950s, worked as a writer, draftsman, painter, printmaker, stage designer, and filmmaker. Cocteau’s artistic practice was closely tied to his roles as an instigator and patron of the visual and literary French avant-gardes, as well as a socialite.
Jun 8, 2018 · A comprehensive biography of Jean Cocteau, a French writer, poet, and artist who was a leader of the Surrealist movement and a collaborator with composers and painters. Learn about his life, works, style, and legacy in literature, theater, film, and music.
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