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JEAN COCTEAU

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An evocation by Carl Wildman
Jean Cocteau. born in 1889 at Maisons-Laffitte, died at Milly-la-Foret in 1963, buried in solitude in an isolated chapel. His mural paintings of local herbs, standing guard around him, flake away.
There lies a poet who had an astonishing variety of gifts— dramatist, film maker, novelist, critic, caricaturist, designer, composer of ballets-here reflected in his works and through the words of those who knew him in early days and later years, including
Jacques RUEFF. his successor at the Académie Francaise
JEAN Cassou , his successor at the Aoadémie Royale de Belgique
PIERRE GEORGRL . organiser of the Exhibition Jean Cocteau et son Temps
GEORGES Auric , director of the Opéra, and Darius MILHAUD , two of Les Six
EMMANUEL BERL , novelist and friend of Anna de Noailles
ROBERT BRESSON. the film maker
JEAN VICTOR HUGO. the painter
JEAN Marais , the actor
Illustrated by gramophone records and s
JeanCassou,GeorgesAuric,
Emmanuel Berl , and Jean Marais speak In French

Contributors

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Carl Wildman
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Jean Cocteau.
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Jacques Rueff.
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Jean Cassou
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Pierre Georgrl
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Jean Cocteau
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Georges Auric
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Darius Milhaud
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Emmanuel Berl
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Anna de Noailles
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Robert Bresson.
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Jean Victor Hugo.
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Jean Marais
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Gramophone Records
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Emmanuel Berl
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Jean Marais

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