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Jean Cocteau
(1889-1963)
French writer and film director
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Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic.

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Born Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau
5 July 1889
Maisons-Laffitte, France
Died
11 October 1963 (aged 74)
Milly-la-Foret, Essonne, France,
Zodiac Cancer
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  • Tamara Karsavina
    Tamara Karsavina · Friend · 1885-1978 · Russian ballet dancer edit info
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  • Lucien Lelong
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    Vaslav Nijinsky · Friend · 1889-1950 · Russian ballet dancer and choreographer edit info
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  • Maurice Rostand
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  • Lydia Sokolova
    Lydia Sokolova · Friend · 1896-1974 · British dancer edit info
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  • René Clair
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  • Francis Poulenc
    Francis Poulenc · Friend · 1899-1963 · French composer edit info
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    Pierre Bernac · Friend · 1899-1979 · French singer edit info
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  • Christian Bérard
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    Edith Wharton · Friend · 1862-1937 · American writer and designer edit info
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  • Maurice Barres
    Maurice Barres · Friend · 1862-1923 · French novelist edit info
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  • Leon Bakst
    Leon Bakst · Friend · 1866-1924 · Russian artist edit info
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  • Erik Satie
    Erik Satie · Friend · 1866-1925 · French composer and pianist edit info
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  • André Gide
    André Gide · Friend · 1869-1951 · French novelist and essayist edit info
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  • Marcel Proust
    Marcel Proust · Friend · 1871-1922 · French novelist, literary critic, and essayist edit info
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  • Federico de Madrazo y Ochoa
    Federico de Madrazo y Ochoa · Friend · 1875-1934 · Spanish painter edit info
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  • Max Jacob
    Max Jacob · Friend · 1876-1944 · French painter edit info
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  • Lucien Daudet
    Lucien Daudet · Friend · 1878-1946 · French writer edit info
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  • Guillaume Apollinaire
    Guillaume Apollinaire · Friend · 1880-1918 · French writer edit info
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  • Pablo Picasso
    Pablo Picasso · Friend · 1881-1973 · Spanish painter and sculptor edit info
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  • Igor Stravinsky
    Igor Stravinsky · Friend · 1882-1971 · Russian classical composer edit info
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  • Jacques Maritain
    Jacques Maritain · Friend · 1882-1973 · French philosopher edit info
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  • Amedeo Modigliani
    Amedeo Modigliani · Friend · 1884-1920 · Italian artist of Jewish heritage edit info
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  • Tamara Karsavina
    Tamara Karsavina · Friend · 1885-1978 · Russian ballet dancer edit info
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  • Berthe Bovy
    Berthe Bovy · Friend · 1887-1977 · Belgian actress edit info
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  • Lucien Lelong
    Lucien Lelong · Friend · 1889-1958 · French fashion designer edit info
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  • Vaslav Nijinsky
    Vaslav Nijinsky · Friend · 1889-1950 · Russian ballet dancer and choreographer edit info
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  • Maurice Rostand
    Maurice Rostand · Friend · 1891-1968 · French author edit info
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  • Lydia Sokolova
    Lydia Sokolova · Friend · 1896-1974 · British dancer edit info
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  • René Clair
    René Clair · Friend · 1898-1981 · French film director edit info
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  • Francis Poulenc
    Francis Poulenc · Friend · 1899-1963 · French composer edit info
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  • Pierre Bernac
    Pierre Bernac · Friend · 1899-1979 · French singer edit info
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  • Monroe Wheeler
    Monroe Wheeler · Friend · 1899-1988 · American publisher and museum coordinator edit info
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  • Arno Breker
    Arno Breker · Friend · 1900-1991 · German sculptor, a favorite of Adolf Hitler edit info
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  • Christian Bérard
    Christian Bérard · Friend · 1902-1949 · French painter edit info
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  • Feral Benga
    Feral Benga · Friend · 1906-1957 · Senegalese, Dancer edit info
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  • Roberto Rossellini
    Roberto Rossellini · Friend · 1906-1977 · Italian film director edit info
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  • Samuel Barber
    Samuel Barber · Friend · 1910-1981 · American composer edit info
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  • Jean Genet
    Jean Genet · Friend · 1910-1986 · French novelist, playwright, and poet edit info
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  • Gian Carlo Menotti
    Gian Carlo Menotti · Friend · 1911-2007 · Italian-American composer and librettist edit info
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  • Benjamin Britten
    Benjamin Britten · Friend · 1913-1976 · English composer edit info
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  • Édith Piaf
    Édith Piaf · Friend · 1915-1963 · French singer edit info
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  • Francine Weisweiller
    Francine Weisweiller · Friend · 1916-2003 · Brazilian-born French socialite edit info
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  • Christian William Miller
    Christian William Miller · Friend · 1921-1995 · American artist and model edit info
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  • Denise Duval
    Denise Duval · Friend · 1921-2016 · French soprano edit info
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  • Luis Miguel Dominguín
    Luis Miguel Dominguín · Friend · 1926-1996 · Spanish bullfighter edit info
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  • Jeanne Moreau
    Jeanne Moreau · Friend · 1928-2017 · French actress, singer, screenwriter and director edit info
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  • Claudia Cardinale
    Claudia Cardinale · Friend · 1938- · Italian actress edit info
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