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Jean Cocteau was a multi-talented French artist, known for his work as a playwright, film director, poet, illustrator, novelist, screenwriter, composer, actor, writer, photographer, and designer. Born on July 5, 1889, in Maisons-Laffitte, France, Cocteau was educated at Lycée Condorcet and held French nationality.
Cocteau's works spanned multiple genres, including tragedy and drama. He is best known for his novels Le Grand Écart (1923), Le Livre Blanc (1928), and Les Enfants Terribles (1929). Jean also directed several films, such as Beauty and the Beast, L'Aigle à deux têtes, La Villa Santo-Sospir, and 8 × 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements. Cocteau occasionally used the pseudonym "The Frivolous Prince" and had an official name of Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau.
Jean Cocteau passed away on October 11, 1963, in Milly-la-Forêt, France.
