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Jean Genet

Dec 19, 1910 - Apr 15, 1986 (75 years old) in 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

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