Jean Marais

French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)

Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), known as Jean Marais (French: [ʒɑ̃ maʁɛ]), was a French actor and director. Marais had over 100 roles in film and on television. He was also known for writing, painting and sculpture.

Jean Marais
photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1947
Born
Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais

(1913-12-11)11 December 1913
Cherbourg, France
Died8 November 1998(1998-11-08) (aged 84)
Cannes, France
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1933 - 1996
SpouseMila Parély (1942-1944)
PartnerJean Cocteau (1937-1963)

In the 1950s, Marais became a star of swashbuckling films. He performed his own stunts. After 1970 he mostly worked in plays.

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