Jean Cocteau Overview

Biography

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was born on July 5, 1889 in Maisons-Laffitte, France. Cocteau left home at the young age of 15, and began publishing works of poetry and literature only a few short years later. Among his notable early works were poetry collections "Aladdin's Lamp" and "The Frivolous Prince," though his most famous works would come a few...