Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau (1889–1963) was a France painter, playwright and film director.
Also recorded as Clément Eugène Jean Pierre Cocteau; Zhan Kokto; Eugène Jean Maurice Cocteau; Eugene Jean Maurice Cocteau.
Overview
The authority record associates the name with theatre of the absurd and modernism. Work is classified under drama and tragedy. Works named in the authority record include Orpheus, The Blood of a Poet and Beauty and the Beast. Catalogue entries for sculpture state material, cast or carving, dimensions and foundry or workshop marks. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.
In detail
French writer and film director (1889–1963)
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“Jean Cocteau”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q83158: Jean Cocteau
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