Jean Cocteau
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Arts
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Novelists, Short Story Writers, Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Entertainment, Entertainers, Poetry, Poets, Homosexuality, Homosexuals, Gay Men, Lesbians, Sexuality, Films, Movies, Motion Pictures
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
Article abstract: From the years before World War I until his death in 1963, Cocteau enriched the cultural life of France with his highly creative contributions to such diverse fields as literature, ballet, art, and cinema. His works express with great lucidity a pessimistic view of the world that continues to fascinate admirers of Cocteau’s films, novels, plays, and poems.
Early Life
Jean Cocteau was born on July 5, 1889, in Maisons-Laffitte, a small town outside Paris. His father, Georges, was a wealthy businessman and his mother, Eugénie, was very...
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