Cocteau, Jean
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| Birthname | Cocteau, Clement Eugene Jean Maurice | ||
| born on | 5 July 1889 at 01:00 (= 01:00 AM ) | ||
| Place | Maisons Laffitte, France, 48n57, 2e09 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m2e09 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   13°08'   28°17 Asc. 23°23'
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Biography
French artist, poet, novelist, critic, playwright, painter, and illustrator, as well as stage and screen designer and producer, a multi-faceted and brilliant talent. He was educated at Lycee Condorcet, 1900-1904, and in his youth traveled about Europe with his mom; his dad committed suicide in 1898. He served with an ambulance unit during WW I, as a driver.
Cocteau was an avant-garde experimenter in many of the arts in France. In 1923 he became addicted to opium after the death of his companion, Raymon Radiquet. His following two books, 1930 and 1932, describe his recovery from the addiction. In 1946, he made the film "Beauty and the Beast" with Jean Marais. He was considered unconventional throughout his creative life, constantly changing the style of his work in order to remain on the cutting edge. He wrote his autobiography, "Professional Secrets" and "Maalesh," a published journal chronicling his 1949 Egyptian journey. Cocteau was elected to the French Academy and Royal Belgian Academy in 1955 and the American Academy and National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1957.
Cocteau was gay; one of his lovers was Jean Marais. He was described by friends as bird-like, unrestrained with a big ego who loved to join in the gossip and glamour of Paris life.
He died on 10/13/1963 at 01:00 PM in Paris from a heart attack.
Relationships
- lover relationship with Marais, Jean (born 11 December 1913)
- lover relationship with Radiguet, Raymond (born 18 June 1903)
Events
- Death by Heart Attack October 1963 (Age 74)
- Work : New Career 1909 (First volume of poetry published)
- Death of Father 1898 (Dad committed suicide)
- Mental Health : Begin Addiction 1923 (Began opium)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1930 (First of two books on his opium recovery)
- Death of Significant person 1923 (His lover/partner, Raymond Radiquet died)
- Work : Prize 1955 (French Academy and Royal Belgian Academy)
- Work : Prize 1957 (American Academy and Ntnl. Inst. of Arts and Letters)
Source Notes
Gauquelin Vol. 4/237; same on B.C. in hand, Steinbrecher.
(His autobiography gives 3:50 AM, p.6)
Categories
- Vocation : Business : Business owner (Archivist)
- Vocation : Art : Commercial artist (Illustrator)
- Vocation : Art : Stage/ Set design
- Vocation : Art : Fine art artist (Painter)
- Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer (Professional Secrets)
- Vocation : Writers : Fiction
- Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script
- Passions : Sexuality : Homosexual male
- Vocation : Writers : Poet
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (Jean Marais)
- Vocation : Writers : Critic
- Vocation : Entertain/Business : Entertain Producer
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Drugs (Opium addicted, recovered)
- Vocation : Military : Combat (Ambulance driver, WW I)
- Family : Childhood : Advantaged (Traveled extensively with mom)
- Family : Childhood : Family traumatic event (Dad committed suicide)
- Notable : Awards : Vocational award (Elected to numerous Academy's)
- Lifestyle : Work : Skills - Multi-faceted
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Heart disease/attack
