Jean Cocteau

Personal Info

  • Known ForDirecting
  • GenderMale
  • Birthday1889-07-05
  • Day of Death1963-10-11 (74 years)
  • Place of BirthMaison Laffitte, Yvelines, France
  • Also Known As장 콕토Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Biography

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ kɔkto]; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager, playwright, artist and filmmaker. Along with other avant-garde artists of his generation (Jean Anouilh and René Char for example) Cocteau grappled with the algebra of verbal codes old and new, mise en scène language and...Read More