
Jacques Prévert
WritingFebruary 4, 1900-April 11, 1977
Birth Place
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 realist movement, and include Les Enfants du Paradis (1945).