Person Details

Birthday: 1910-12-19 00:11:21

Death: 1986-04-15 00:11:21

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Paris, France

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Movie Involvements: 25

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Querelle
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7

Querelle

(1982) Novel
Song of Love
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7

Song of Love

(1950) Writer
Poison
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6

Poison

(1991) Writer
The Balcony
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5

The Balcony

(1963) Theatre Play
The Maids
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5

The Maids

(1975) Theatre Play
Deathwatch
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6

Deathwatch

(1966) Writer
Mademoiselle
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8

Mademoiselle

(1966) Story
Poor Pretty Eddie
Average
5

Poor Pretty Eddie

(1975) Novel

Acting

Writing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1967 Poem
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Art

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1950 Production Design
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Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1950 Director
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Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1950 Editor
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