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Jean Cocteau

French writer and film director (1889–1963)
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Jean Cocteau
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Summary

Jean Cocteau was born on July 5, 1889[1], in Maisons-Laffitte[2]. He died on October 11, 1963[3], in Milly-la-Forêt[4]. He worked as a painter[5], playwright[6], film director[7], poet[8], and actor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,624 views/month, #5,888 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Chapelle Saint-Blaise-des-Simples[11]
  • Mother: Eugénie Cocteau[12]
  • Country of citizenship: France[13]
  • Native language: French[14]
  • Ethnic group: French[15]
  • Occupation: illustrator[16], novelist[17], screenwriter[18], librettist[19], voice actor[20], postage stamp designer[21], writer[22], designer[23], photographer[24], composer[25], prose writer[26], jewelry designer[27], ceramicist[28], author[29]
  • Position held: President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival[30], member of the Académie française[31]
  • Educated at: Lycée Condorcet[32]
  • Award received: Commander of the Legion of Honour[33], Louis Delluc Prize[34], Q137611787[35]
  • Member of: Académie Française[36], German Academy for Language and Literature[37], Academie Royale de Langue et de littérature Françaises[38], Société des poètes français[39]
  • Sex or gender: male[40]
  • Sexual orientation: homosexuality[41]
  • Movement: theatre of the absurd[42], modernism[43]
  • Genre: drama[44], tragedy[45]
  • Commons category: Jean Cocteau[46]
  • Unmarried partner: Jean Marais[47], Natalia Pavlovna Paley[48], Edouard Dermit[49], Jean Desbordes[50], Jean Le Roy[51], Raymond Radiguet[52]
  • Archives at: University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives[53], Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris[54]
  • Cause of death: myocardial infarction[55]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[56]

  • Country: FR[57]

  • Began / founded: 1889-07-05[58]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1963-10-11[59]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2c5c8168-3b32-4d5f-af22-0a25f31777a8[60]

Why It Matters

Jean Cocteau has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

He has been cited as an influence by Clive Barker[63], a film director[64], b. 1952[65], of United Kingdom[66], awarded the Lambda Literary Award[67] and Jacques Rivette[68], a film director[69], 1928–2016[70], of France[71], awarded the Sutherland Trophy[72], specialised in film[73].

Works attributed to him include Les Enfants Terribles[74], a literary work[75]; The Human Voice[76], a literary work[77]; The Infernal Machine[78], a literary work[79]; L'Aigle à deux têtes[80], a literary work[81]; and La Machine à écrire[82], a literary work[83].

FAQs

Where was Jean Cocteau born?

Jean Cocteau's place of birth was Maisons-Laffitte[2].

Where did Jean Cocteau die?

Jean Cocteau died in Milly-la-Forêt[4].

Who were Jean Cocteau's parents?

Jean Cocteau's mother was Eugénie Cocteau[12].

What did Jean Cocteau do for work?

Jean Cocteau worked as a painter[5], playwright[6], film director[7], poet[8], and actor[9].

Where did Jean Cocteau go to school?

Jean Cocteau was educated at Lycée Condorcet[32].

What awards did Jean Cocteau receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Legion of Honour[33], Louis Delluc Prize[34], and Q137611787[35].

Who did Jean Cocteau influence?

Jean Cocteau has been cited as an influence by Clive Barker[63] and Jacques Rivette[68].

Related Entities

Clive Barker drama Édith Piaf France George Antheil Jacques Rivette Jean Marais J. Paul Getty Museum Jules Verne Maisons-Laffitte Marcel Proust Maurice Maeterlinck Metropolitan Museum of Art Musée Carnavalet Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria Raymond Radiguet Tostig Godwinson UbuWeb Victor Hugo

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  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  8. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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