Jacques Prévert

Date of Birth: 1900-02-04
Date of Death: 1977-04-11
Place of Birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Biography

Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realis... Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist movement, and include Les Enfants du Paradis (1945).