Jacques Prévert

Writing - Born Feb 4, 1900 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France - Died Apr 11, 1977

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).