Jean Cocteau
| First Name | Jean |
| Last Name | Cocteau |
| Full Name at Birth | Jean Maurice Eugène Cocteau |
| Age | 74 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | July 5, 1889 |
| Birthplace | Maisons-Lafitte |
| Date of Death | October 11, 1963 |
| Location of Death | Millly-La-Forêt |
| Cause of Death | Heart attack |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation Category | Director |
| Claim to Fame | La belle et la bête |
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (French pronunciation: 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 technologies of modernism to create a paradox: a classical avant-garde. His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Kenneth Anger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Jean Marais, Henri Bernstein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, María Félix, Édith Piaf (whom he cast in one of his one-act plays entitled Le Bel Indifferent in 1940), and Raymond Radiguet.
Filmography
Selected Jean Cocteau film and TV show credits:
