Jacques Prévert

Birthday: 2/4/1900
Deathday: 4/11/1977
Place of birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Fame for: Writing

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 realist movement, and include Les Enfants du Paradis (1945).