French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer and filmmaker (1889–1963)

Jean Cocteau

Drama Tragedy

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French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer and filmmaker (1889–1963)

Genres

Drama Tragedy

Awards Received

Commander of the Legion of Honour

Louis Delluc Prize

Prix Jules Davaine

Nominated For

BAFTA Award for Best Film BAFTA Award for Best Film Nobel Prize in Literature

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Member of, past and present

Académie Française

Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung

Belgium Royal Academy of French language and literature

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Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (UK: /ˈkɒktoʊ/, US: /kɒkˈtoʊ/, French: [ʒɑ̃ moʁis øʒɛn klemɑ̃ kɔkto]; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic.