Jean Marais
French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)
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Jean Marais was a prominent French actor and theatre director who had a long career in the 20th century, living from 1913 to 1998. He is remembered as an important figure in French theatre and film during this period.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913-12-11
- Died
- 1998-11-08
- Works
- 5
Top works
- HISTORIES DE MA VIE.
- Contes de Jean marais
- Reflexions sur l'ecrit intitulé, Discours sur la détraction de la legitime entre les enfans
- Zhizn Aktera / Life of Actor (Moy 20 Vek)
- Histoires de ma vie
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Film & TV
Acting · Cherbourg, Manche, France
Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), was a French actor and director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Marais, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
- Jacques Demy: The Pink and the Black2024
- Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain — Self (archive footage)2022
- Deneuve, la reine Catherine — Self (archive footage)2022
- The Image Book — (archive footage)2018
- Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde — Self (archive footage)2011
Article
Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), known professionally as Jean Marais ( French: [ʒɑ̃ maʁɛ]), was a French actor, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. In 1937, Marais became the lover of acclaimed poet, playwright and film director Jean Cocteau, who considered him his muse and directed him in multiple plays and films, notably Beauty and the Beast (1946). Following their relationship, Marais and Cocteau remained close friends and Marais later endeavored to keep Cocteau's legacy alive. During the post-war period, Marais was one of France's major film stars and performed in various successful swashbuckler films. In 1996, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.
Early life