TWA Poet: Jean Cocteau

1889 - 1963

Today is the birthday of Jean Cocteau, born in Maisons-Laffitte, a resort town outside Paris, in 1889. His family was well off, and they appreciated culture; they encouraged Cocteau in all his artistic aspirations, which were numerous. He wrote poems, essays, novels, plays, screenplays, and libretti for opera and ballet. He was a painter, an illustrator…