When is Jean Cocteau's birthday?

Jean Cocteau's birthday is July 5. He was born on July 5, 1889 in Maisons-Laffitte, France.

How old was Jean Cocteau when he died?

Jean Cocteau died on October 11, 1963, aged 74.

Who shares a birthday with Jean Cocteau?

Famous people who share Jean Cocteau's July 5 birthday include Georges Pompidou, Clara Zetkin, Cecil John Rhodes, P. T. Barnum and Gerard 't Hooft.

Literature · Art · Film · 1889–1963

Jean Cocteau — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 5 July 1889 · Died: 11 October 1963 · Age: 74

French poet, novelist and filmmaker of Les Enfants Terribles and the film Beauty and the Beast, a leading avant-garde artist

Did you know?He directed the 1946 film adaptation of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast.

Quick facts

Date of birth5 July 1889
Date of death11 October 1963
Age at death74
Cause of deathMyocardial infarction
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceMaisons-Laffitte, France
Occupationpainter, playwright, film director

Editor's Take:

Jean Cocteau did almost everything in the arts. He was a poet, novelist, playwright, painter, designer and filmmaker. In Paris he worked with Picasso, Stravinsky, Diaghilev and Satie. His novel Les Enfants Terribles explores a strange, closed world of siblings. His film Beauty and the Beast is full of living candelabras and magic mirrors. Orpheus sends its hero through a mirror into the underworld. He loved to surprise and provoke. He was elected to the Académie française in 1955.

Key Milestones

1917: Parade – ballet
1929: Les Enfants Terribles – novel
1946: Beauty and the Beast – film
1950: Orpheus – film

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (UK: KOK-toh, US: kok-TOH; French:; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic.

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Jean Cocteau: Poet and Filmmaker

French artist, 1889–1963

Jean Cocteau was born in Maisons-Laffitte on 5 July 1889.

He wrote Les Enfants Terribles (1929).

He directed Beauty and the Beast (1946).

He joined the Académie française in 1955.

Career highlights

1917Parade: ballet
1929Les Enfants Terribles: novel
1946Beauty and the Beast: film
1950Orpheus: film
1955Académie: elected

Did you know?He wrote the libretto for Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex.

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Age at death: 74
Years since death: 63

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Mother: Eugénie Cocteau

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When is Jean Cocteau's birthday?: Jean Cocteau's birthday is July 5. He was born on July 5, 1889 in Maisons-Laffitte, France.
How old was Jean Cocteau when he died?: Jean Cocteau died on October 11, 1963, aged 74.
Who shares a birthday with Jean Cocteau?: Famous people who share Jean Cocteau's July 5 birthday include Georges Pompidou, Clara Zetkin, Cecil John Rhodes, P. T. Barnum and Gerard 't Hooft.

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