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About Jean Marais
Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais, known professionally as Jean Marais, 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.
Everything about Jean Marais →- Occupation
- film actor, actor, sculptor, painter
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- December 11, 1913
- Died
- November 8, 1998