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Jean-Louis Barrault

French actor and theatre director (1910–1994)
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Jean-Louis Barrault
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Summary

Jean-Louis Barrault was born on September 8, 1910[1], in Le Vésinet[2]. He died on January 22, 1994[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as an actor[5], theatrical director[6], mime artist[7], film director[8], and stage actor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,461 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: 16th arrondissement of Paris[11]
  • Place of burial: Passy Cemetery[12]
  • Spouse: Madeleine Renaud[13]
  • Country of citizenship: France[14]
  • Native language: French[15]
  • Occupation: film actor[16], screenwriter[17], writer[18], director[19], theatre manager[20], musician[21]
  • Position held: Sociétaire of the Comédie-Française[22]
  • Educated at: Lycée Chaptal[23]
  • Student: Peter Brook[24]
  • Notable work: Bizarre, Bizarre[25], Children of Paradise[26]
  • Member of: Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts[27], Comité des intellectuels pour l'Europe des libertés[28]
  • Sex or gender: male[29]
  • Commons category: Jean-Louis Barrault[30]
  • Cause of death: myocardial infarction[31]
  • Family name: Barrault[32]
  • Given name: Jean-Louis[33], Bernard[34]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Jean-Louis Barrault[35]
  • Commons gallery: Jean-Louis Barrault[36]
  • Relative: Marie-Christine Barrault[37]
  • Student of: Charles Dullin[38], Étienne Decroux[39]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[40]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[41]
  • Birth name: Jean-Louis Bernard Barrault[42]
  • Name in native language: Jean-Louis Barrault[43]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[44]

  • Country: FR[45]

  • Began / founded: 1910-09-08[46]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1994-01-22[47]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bcde59e8-16d4-4e12-aae6-c568714026d6[48]

Why It Matters

Jean-Louis Barrault has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Jean-Louis Barrault born?

Jean-Louis Barrault's place of birth was Le Vésinet[2].

Where did Jean-Louis Barrault die?

Jean-Louis Barrault died in Paris[4].

Who was Jean-Louis Barrault married to?

Jean-Louis Barrault's spouses include Madeleine Renaud[13].

What did Jean-Louis Barrault do for work?

Jean-Louis Barrault worked as an actor[5], theatrical director[6], mime artist[7], film director[8], and stage actor[9].

Where did Jean-Louis Barrault go to school?

Jean-Louis Barrault was educated at Lycée Chaptal[23].

Related Entities

Children of Paradise France Le Vésinet Marie-Christine Barrault Peter Brook The Longest Day

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . lesbelleslettresblog.com. lesbelleslettresblog.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [47] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → E488-FDC1-F045-B45C-6CF1
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  2. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → jean-louis-barrault
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  3. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 7332
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  4. 13w ago · Šturmovik · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Bizarre, Bizarre, Children of Paradise
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  5. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 305788
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  6. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → actor, theatrical director, mime artist +8
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  7. 22w ago · ArmandTagasa · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Peter Brook
    Place of burial → Passy Cemetery
    Occupation → —
    Sex or gender → male
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