Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau
Cocteau in 1923
Born	Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (1889-07-05)5 July 1889 Maisons-Laffitte, France
Died	11 October 1963(1963-10-11) (aged 74) Milly-la-Forêt, France
Other names	The Frivolous Prince
Occupations	Poet playwright novelist filmmaker visual artist designer
Years active	1908–1963
Partners	Raymond Radiguet (1919–1923) Jean Bourgoint (1925) Jean Desbordes (1926–1933) Marcel Khill (1933–1937) Jean Marais (1937–1947) Édouard Dermit (1947–1963)
Website	jeancocteau.net
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Jean Cocteau ^[1] (Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau, 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French artist, poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, moviemaker and actor.

Cocteau wrote or worked on 21 stage performances, some of which were ballets, and some were plays. Cocteau's movies, most of which he both wrote and directed, were particularly important in introducing the avant-garde into French cinema and influenced the upcoming French New Wave genre.

He also worked with Pablo Picasso on several projects and was friends with most of the European art community. In all his creative work, he was a modernist.

In 1955, Cocteau was made a member of the Académie Française and The Royal Academy of Belgium. During his life Cocteau was made a Commander of the Légion d'honneur.

1. ↑ French pronunciation: ​[ʒɑ̃ kɔkto]