Jean Genet
Born
December 19, 1910
Died
April 15, 1986 (75 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
Little Girl Blue
Self (archive footage)
6.2
2023
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
Self - Writer (archive footage)
6.0
2019
Jean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
Self
0.0
1982
Apostrophes
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
8.5
1975
Song of Love
Prisoner in Duo Fantasy (uncredited)
7.1
1972
Mayday
Self
0.0
1970
Shiraz 70
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1970
Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy
Self
7.0
1970
Chicago
Self
0.0
1968
Disorder
Self
5.0
1950