Jean Cocteau
Birth Name:
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau
Birth Date:
July 5, 1889
Birth Place:
Maisons-Laffitte, France
Death Date:
October 11, 1963
Place of Death:
15 Rue du Lau, 91490 Milly-la-Forêt, France
Age:
74
Cause of Death:
Heart attack
Cemetery Name:
Chapelle Saint-Blaise-des-Simples
Claim to Fame:
Writers and Poets
Jean Cocteau was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic whose best known works include the novel Les Enfants Terribles, the stage plays La Voix Humaine, Les Parents Terribles and the films The Blood of a Poet (1930), Les Parents Terribles (1948), Beauty and the Beast (1946) and Orpheus (1949). He is considered by many to be one of avant-garde's most successful and influential filmmakers.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Chapelle Saint-Blaise-des-Simples
Rue de l'Amiral de Graville
Milly-la-Forêt, , 91490
France
Europe
Grave Location:
Chapelle Saint-Blaise-des-SimplesGrave Location Description
He is located inside this simple country chapel that Cocteau personally decorated before his death.
Grave Location GPS
48.3992667, 2.4722993Visiting The Grave:
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FAQ's
Jean Cocteau was born on July 5, 1889.
Jean Cocteau was born in Maisons-Laffitte, France.
Jean Cocteau died on October 11, 1963.
Jean Cocteau died in 15 Rue du Lau, 91490 Milly-la-Forêt, France.
Jean Cocteau was 74.
The cause of death was Heart attack.
Jean Cocteau's grave is in Chapelle Saint-Blaise-des-Simples
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Videos Featuring Jean Cocteau:
French Poet and Director of the 1900's - Jean Cocteau
'Blood of a Poet' - Mirror Scene
Trailer for 'Orphée'
Funeral of Jean Cocteau
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