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Jean Genet

Jean Genet

Writing Born Dec 19, 1910 -- Died Apr 15, 1986 · Paris, France

Jean Genet was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later took to writing. His major works include the novels The Thief's Journal and Our Lady of the Flowers, and the plays The Balcony, The Maids and The Screens.

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Querelle
6.6
movie
Querelle
Novel
1982
Song of Love
7.0
movie
Song of Love
as Prisoner in Duo Fantasy (uncredited)
1950
Little Girl Blue
6.4
movie
Little Girl Blue
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Mademoiselle
7.0
movie
Mademoiselle
Story
1966
Poor Pretty Eddie
5.0
movie
Poor Pretty Eddie
Novel
1975
The Balcony
5.0
movie
The Balcony
Theatre Play
1963
The Maids
5.5
movie
The Maids
Theatre Play
1975
Deathwatch
4.1
movie
Deathwatch
Writer
1966
Disorder
5.0
movie
Disorder
as Self
1950
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
6.0
movie
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
2019
Apostrophes
9.0
tv
Apostrophes
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Genet à Chatila
5.0
movie
Genet à Chatila
Writer
1999