John maus jean cocteau biography
John maus jean cocteau biography
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Jean Cocteau
French writer and film director (–)
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Born | Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau ()5 July Maisons-Laffitte, France |
Died | 11 October () (aged74) Milly-la-Forêt, France |
Othernames | The Frivolous Prince |
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Yearsactive | – |
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Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (KOK-toh, kok-TOH; French:[ʒɑ̃mɔʁisøʒɛnklemɑ̃kɔkto]; 5 July – 11 October ) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic.
He was one of the foremost avant-garde artists of the 20th-century and hugely influential on the surrealist and Dadaist movements, amongst others.[1] The National Observer suggested that, "of the artistic generation whose daring gav