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Jean Marais

Jean Marais

Acting
11 Dec 1913
† 08 Nov 1998
Cherbourg, Manche, France

Biography

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 an...

Also Known As

Жан Марэ, Жан Маре, Jean Alfred Villain-Marais

Photos

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