Jean Genet

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

10

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-12-19

Deathday

1986-04-15 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Jean Genet

Biography

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

Song of Love
7.1%

Song of Love

Dec 11, 1972

Little Girl Blue
6.2%

Little Girl Blue

Nov 1, 2023

Disorder
5.0%

Disorder

Dec 2, 1950

Apostrophes
8.5%

Apostrophes

Jan 10, 1975

Mayday
0.0%

Mayday

Dec 31, 1970

C
0.0%

Chicago

Jan 1, 1968

Shiraz 70
0.0%

Shiraz 70

Dec 1, 1970

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Acting

2023
Little Girl Blue as Self (archive footage)
2019
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer as Self - Writer (archive footage)
1982
Jean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech as Self
1975
Apostrophes as Self (archive footage)
1972
Song of Love as Prisoner in Duo Fantasy (uncredited)
1970
Mayday as Self
1970
Shiraz 70
1970
Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy as Self
1968
Chicago as Self
1950
Disorder as Self

Art

1972
Song of Love as Production Design

Crew

Directing

1972
Song of Love as Director

Editing

1972
Song of Love as Editor

Writing

2003
Serva e Padrona as Novel
1999
Genet à Chatila as Writer
1993
Un boxeur endormi as Original Story
1986
Le sphinx as Other
1982
Querelle as Novel
1981
Black Mirror as Story
1981
Black Mirror as Screenplay
1975
Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète as Writer
1975
Poor Pretty Eddie as Novel
1975
The Maids as Theatre Play
1972
Song of Love as Writer
1966
Mademoiselle as Story
1966
Deathwatch as Writer
1963
The Balcony as Theatre Play
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