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Jacques Prévert(1900-1977)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Additional Crew
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Jacques Prévert
Jacques Prévert was born on 4 February 1900 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was a writer and actor, known for Children of Paradise (1945), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) and High Crimes (2002). He was married to Janine Tricotet and Simone Prévert. He died on 11 April 1977 in Omonville-la-Petite, Manche, France.
BornFebruary 4, 1900
DiedApril 11, 1977(77)
BornFebruary 4, 1900
DiedApril 11, 1977(77)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Pierre Brasseur in Children of Paradise (1945)
Children of Paradise
8.3
  • Writer
  • 1945
John Cusack and Kevin Spacey in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1997
Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd in High Crimes (2002)
High Crimes
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2002
Robert De Niro and Edward Norton in The Score (2001)
The Score
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2001

Credits

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Writer

  • Gia sena agapi mou
    Short
    • poem
    • 2024
  • Les Nuits de France Culture (1994)
    Les Nuits de France Culture
    Podcast Series
    • poems
    • text
    • 2012–2021
  • Deux escargots s'en vont (2016)
    Deux escargots s'en vont
    6.3
    Short
    • poem: "Chanson des deux escargots qui vont à l'enterrement"
    • 2016
  • Je suis
    Short
    • original text
    • 2014
  • Déjeuner Du Matin (2011)
    Déjeuner Du Matin
    Short
    • poem by
    • 2011
  • Méli-mélodie: Spectacle lyrique pour poules et piano (2010)
    Méli-mélodie: Spectacle lyrique pour poules et piano
    Video
    • selected writings by
    • 2010
  • The Loneliness Trilogy
    Short
    • poem
    • 2008
  • To Paint the Portrait of a Bird (2007)
    To Paint the Portrait of a Bird
    8.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • Chasse à l'enfant
    Short
    • poem
    • 2006
  • Roy Stuart's Glimpse 12
    Video
    • text
    • 2004
  • To progevma
    Short
    • poem
    • 2002
  • Buen día mamá, buen día
    Short
    • poem
    • 2000
  • L'autre temps
    6.8
    Short
    • poem
    • 2000
  • Proino gevma
    Short
    • poem
    • 1996
  • John Steinbeck in Un siècle d'écrivains (1995)
    Un siècle d'écrivains
    6.8
    TV Series
    • excerpts from a work by
    • 1995

Actor

  • Bim, the Little Donkey (1951)
    Bim, the Little Donkey
    6.7
    • Récitant
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1951
  • Fernandel in L'hôtel du libre échange (1934)
    L'hôtel du libre échange
    6.1
    • (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • L'Atalante (1934)
    L'Atalante
    7.7
    • Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Ciboulette (1933)
    Ciboulette
    5.6
    • L'Âne (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Prix et profits, la pomme de terre (1932)
    Prix et profits, la pomme de terre
    6.9
    Short
    • 1932
  • It's in the Bag (1932)
    It's in the Bag
    6.5
    • Le flûtiste (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Les amours de minuit (1931)
    Les amours de minuit
    6.5
    • (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • L'Age d'Or (1930)
    L'Age d'Or
    7.1
    • Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Les grands
    • Futur polytechnicien
    • 1924

Additional Crew

  • Turning Table (1988)
    Turning Table
    7.1
    • text
    • 1988
  • Adieu Léonard (1943)
    Adieu Léonard
    6.1
    • original idea
    • 1943

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jacques Prevert
  • Born
    • February 4, 1900
    • Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
  • Died
    • April 11, 1977
    • Omonville-la-Petite, Manche, France(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Janine TricotetMarch 4, 1947 - April 11, 1977 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Michèle Prévert
  • Relatives
      Pierre Prévert(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage: His story, "Les Enfants Du Paradis," was adapted by Simon Callow (who also directed) in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Barbican Theatre in London, England. with Colin Farrell, James Purefoy, Helen McCrory, Joseph Fiennes, Rupert Graves, Colin George, Sylestra Le Touzel, Robert Demeger, Maggie Wells, Peter Spoule, James Ellis and James Faulkner in the cast.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Biographical Movies
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Eminent French poet who also wrote the screenplays for some of the most renowned of French films.

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