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Jean Genet

Writing
Known For

75 Years Old

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.

Born

Paris, France on 19th December 1910

Died

15th April 1986

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Apostrophes
Self (archive footage)
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Little Girl Blue
Self (archive footage)
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Song of Love
Prisoner in Duo Fantasy (uncredited)
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André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
Self - Writer (archive footage)
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Disorder
Self
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Mayday
Self
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Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy
Self
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Jean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
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Chicago
Self
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Shiraz 70