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Jean Cocteau
French writer and film director (1889–1963)
Jean Cocteau was born on July 5, 1889 in Maisons-Laffitte and died on October 11, 1963, aged 74.
Born
July 5, 1889
Jean Cocteau died aged 74.
Died: October 11, 1963
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Maisons-Laffitte
- Professions
- playwright, filmmaker, photographer, actor, film director, designer, ceramicist, composer, muralist, voice actor, novelist, sculptor, director, librettist, cinematographer, prose writer, jewelry designer, writer, postage stamp designer, draftsperson, author, illustrator, poet, pastellist, painter, lithographer, screenwriter, exlibrist
- Citizenship
- France
More about Jean Cocteau
- Zodiac sign
- Cancer
- Birth name
- Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau
Family
- Partner
- Jean Marais
- Partner
- Natalia Pavlovna Paley
- Partner
- Raymond Radiguet
All birth date sources
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- RKDartists
- AlKindi
- GeneaStar
- Roglo
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Babelio
- Munzinger Personen
- filmportal.de
- NooSFere
- Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature
- Le Delarge
- Archivio Storico Ricordi
- The Fine Art Archive
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
- Cocteau, (Clément Eugène) Jean
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
How old was Jean Cocteau when they died?
Jean Cocteau died aged 74.
When is Jean Cocteau’s birthday?
Jean Cocteau’s recorded birthday is July 5.
Where was Jean Cocteau born?
Jean Cocteau was born in Maisons-Laffitte.
What was Jean Cocteau’s name at birth?
Jean Cocteau’s recorded birth name is Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau.
When did Jean Cocteau die?
Jean Cocteau died on October 11, 1963.