Jean Marais
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Jean Marais was a renowned French actor, director, and sculptor best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Jean Cocteau and his roles in classic French cinema.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean Marais canonical | 84 |
| French actor Jean Marais | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2529166 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean Marais Context triple: [Vallauris, hasNotableResident, Jean Marais]
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A.
Jacques Balsan
Jacques Balsan was a French aviation pioneer, industrialist, and socialite known for his early involvement in ballooning and powered flight as well as his marriage into the prominent Vanderbilt family.
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B.
Louis Jourdan
Louis Jourdan was a French film and television actor best known for his suave, sophisticated roles in Hollywood productions such as "Gigi" and "Octopussy."
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C.
Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay was a prominent French stage and film actor known for his refined performances in classics such as "Marius" and "La Grande Illusion."
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D.
Yves Montand
Yves Montand was a renowned Italian-French actor and singer celebrated for his roles in classic European cinema and his charismatic musical performances.
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E.
Alain Delon
Alain Delon is a renowned French actor and cultural icon, celebrated for his roles in classic European cinema and his charismatic, brooding screen presence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean Marais Target entity description: Jean Marais was a renowned French actor, director, and sculptor best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Jean Cocteau and his roles in classic French cinema.
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A.
Jacques Balsan
Jacques Balsan was a French aviation pioneer, industrialist, and socialite known for his early involvement in ballooning and powered flight as well as his marriage into the prominent Vanderbilt family.
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B.
Louis Jourdan
Louis Jourdan was a French film and television actor best known for his suave, sophisticated roles in Hollywood productions such as "Gigi" and "Octopussy."
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C.
Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay was a prominent French stage and film actor known for his refined performances in classics such as "Marius" and "La Grande Illusion."
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D.
Yves Montand
Yves Montand was a renowned Italian-French actor and singer celebrated for his roles in classic European cinema and his charismatic musical performances.
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E.
Alain Delon
Alain Delon is a renowned French actor and cultural icon, celebrated for his roles in classic European cinema and his charismatic, brooding screen presence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (219)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ film director ⓘ human ⓘ sculptor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
César Honorary Award
ⓘ
Légion d’honneur ⓘ
linked to:
Légion d'honneur
|
| birthName | Jean Alfred Villain-Marais ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Vallauris ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cardiovascular disease ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-12-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-11-08 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acting
ⓘ
film ⓘ sculpture ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
French adventure film
ⓘ
French classical theatre ⓘ French crime film ⓘ French historical film ⓘ French romantic drama ⓘ French stage drama ⓘ French television drama ⓘ adventure film ⓘ classical theatre ⓘ crime film ⓘ drama film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ historical film ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ stage drama ⓘ swashbuckler film ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| movement | French cinema ⓘ |
| name | Jean Marais ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with Jean Cocteau
ⓘ
roles in classic French cinema ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Andromaque (stage role)
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linked to:
Andromaque
Athalie (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Athaliah
Britannicus (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Britannicus
Bérénice (stage role) ⓘ Cinna (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
The Roman Actor
Cyrano de Bergerac (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Cyrano de Bergerac (play)
Dom Juan (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Don Juan
Esther (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Esther
Fantômas ⓘ Fantômas (1964 film) ⓘ Fantômas (French-Italian film series) ⓘ
linked to:
Fantômas se déchaîne (French-Italian film)
Fantômas contre Scotland Yard ⓘ
linked to:
Fantômas (1964 film)
Fantômas contre Scotland Yard (1967 film) ⓘ Fantômas contre Scotland Yard (French-Italian film) ⓘ
linked to:
Fantômas contre Scotland Yard (1967 film)
Fantômas se déchaîne ⓘ Fantômas se déchaîne (1965 film) ⓘ Fantômas se déchaîne (French-Italian film) ⓘ Horace (stage role) ⓘ Kean (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Kean
La Belle et la Bête ⓘ La Belle et la Bête (1946 film) ⓘ
linked to:
La Belle et la Bête (film)
La Belle et la Bête (Cocteau collaboration) ⓘ La Belle et la Bête (film) ⓘ La Dispute (stage role) ⓘ La Double inconstance (stage role) ⓘ La Machine infernale (Cocteau collaboration) ⓘ La Princesse de Clèves (1961 film) ⓘ
linked to:
La Princesse de Clèves (film)
La Princesse de Clèves (French film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
La Princesse de Clèves (film)
La Princesse de Clèves (French film) ⓘ
linked to:
La Princesse de Clèves (film)
La Princesse de Clèves (French film, 1961 adaptation of novel) ⓘ
linked to:
La Princesse de Clèves (film)
La Princesse de Clèves (French film, 1961 adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
La Princesse de Clèves (film)
La Princesse de Clèves (French film, 1961) ⓘ La Princesse de Clèves (film) ⓘ Le Bossu ⓘ
linked to:
"Le Bossu"
Le Bossu (1959 film) ⓘ
linked to:
"Le Bossu"
Le Bossu (1959 swashbuckler film) ⓘ Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Le Capitaine Fracasse (1943 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Capitaine Fracasse
Le Capitaine Fracasse (1961 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Capitaine Fracasse
Le Capitaine Fracasse (French film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Capitaine Fracasse
Le Capitaine Fracasse (French film) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Capitaine Fracasse
Le Capitaine Fracasse (French film, 1961 adaptation of novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Capitaine Fracasse
Le Capitaine Fracasse (French film, 1961 adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Capitaine Fracasse
Le Capitaine Fracasse (French film, 1961) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Capitaine Fracasse
Le Capitaine Fracasse (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Capitaine Fracasse
Le Capitan ⓘ Le Capitan (1960 film) ⓘ Le Capitan (1960 swashbuckler film) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Capitan (1960 film)
Le Cid (stage role) ⓘ Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1961 TV adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1961 TV series)
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1961 TV series) ⓘ Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (French TV adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1961 TV series)
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (French TV adaptation, 1961) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1961 TV series)
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (French TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1961 TV series)
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (French TV series, 1961 adaptation of Dumas novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1961 TV series)
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (French TV series, 1961 adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1961 TV series)
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (French TV series, 1961) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1961 TV series)
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (TV adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1975 film)
Le Diable au corps (stage role) ⓘ Le Gentleman de Cocody (1964 film) ⓘ Le Gentleman de Cocody (French adventure film, 1964) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Gentleman de Cocody (1964 film)
Le Gentleman de Cocody (French film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Gentleman de Cocody (film)
Le Gentleman de Cocody (French film) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Gentleman de Cocody (film)
Le Gentleman de Cocody (French film, 1964 adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Gentleman de Cocody (1964 film)
Le Gentleman de Cocody (French film, 1964) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Gentleman de Cocody (1964 film)
Le Gentleman de Cocody (film) ⓘ Le Jeu de l’amour et du hasard (stage role) ⓘ Le Legs (stage role) ⓘ Le Malade imaginaire (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Malade imaginaire
Le Masque de fer (1962 film) ⓘ Le Masque de fer (French film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Masque de fer (1962 film)
Le Masque de fer (French film) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Masque de fer (1962 film)
Le Masque de fer (French film, 1962 adaptation of legend) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Masque de fer (1962 film)
Le Masque de fer (French film, 1962 adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Masque de fer (1962 film)
Le Masque de fer (French film, 1962) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Masque de fer (1962 film)
Le Masque de fer (film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Iron Mask
Le Maître de Santiago (stage role) ⓘ Le Miracle des loups (1961 film) ⓘ Le Miracle des loups (French film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Miracle des loups (1961 film)
Le Miracle des loups (French film) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Miracle des loups (1961 film)
Le Miracle des loups (French film, 1961 adaptation of novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Miracle des loups (1961 film)
Le Miracle des loups (French film, 1961 adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Miracle des loups (1961 film)
Le Miracle des loups (French film, 1961) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Miracle des loups (1961 film)
Le Miracle des loups (film) ⓘ Le Misanthrope (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Misanthrope
Le Paria (1969 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Paria (French film, 1969)
Le Paria (French film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Paria (French film, 1969)
Le Paria (French film) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Paria (French film, 1969)
Le Paria (French film, 1969 adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Paria (French film, 1969)
Le Paria (French film, 1969 drama) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Paria (French film, 1969)
Le Paria (French film, 1969) ⓘ Le Paria (film) ⓘ Le Prince de Hombourg (stage role) ⓘ Le Prince travesti (stage role) ⓘ Le Roi se meurt (stage role) ⓘ Le Saint prend l’affût (1966 film) ⓘ Le Saint prend l’affût (French crime film, 1966) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Saint prend l’affût (French film, 1966)
Le Saint prend l’affût (French film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Saint prend l’affût (French film, 1966)
Le Saint prend l’affût (French film) ⓘ Le Saint prend l’affût (French film, 1966 adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Saint prend l’affût (French film, 1966)
Le Saint prend l’affût (French film, 1966) ⓘ Le Saint prend l’affût (film) ⓘ Le Secret de Mayerling (1949 film) ⓘ Le Secret de Mayerling (French film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Secret de Mayerling (1949 film)
Le Secret de Mayerling (French film) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Secret de Mayerling (1949 film)
Le Secret de Mayerling (French film, 1949 adaptation of historical events) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Secret de Mayerling (1949 film)
Le Secret de Mayerling (French film, 1949 adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Secret de Mayerling (1949 film)
Le Secret de Mayerling (French film, 1949) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Secret de Mayerling (1949 film)
Le Secret de Mayerling (film) ⓘ Le Soulier de satin (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Soulier de satin
Le Testament d’Orphée ⓘ Le Testament d’Orphée (1960 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Testament d’Orphée
Le Testament d’Orphée (Cocteau collaboration) ⓘ Le Testament d’Orphée (film) ⓘ Le Triomphe de l’amour (Cocteau collaboration) ⓘ Le Triomphe de l’amour (stage role) ⓘ Les Acteurs de bonne foi (stage role) ⓘ Les Amants magnifiques (stage role) ⓘ Les Caprices de Marianne (stage role) ⓘ Les Chevaliers de la Table ronde (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Knights of the Round Table
Les Fausses confidences (stage role) ⓘ Les Femmes savantes (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Les Femmes savantes
Les Fourberies de Scapin (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Le Malade imaginaire
Les Misérables (1958 film) ⓘ Les Misérables (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Les Misérables (stage production)
Les Mystères de Paris (1962 TV adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Les Mystères de Paris
Les Mystères de Paris (1962 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Les Mystères de Paris
Les Mystères de Paris (French TV adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Les Mystères de Paris
Les Mystères de Paris (French TV adaptation, 1962) ⓘ
linked to:
Les Mystères de Paris
Les Mystères de Paris (French TV series, 1962 adaptation of novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Les Mystères de Paris
Les Mystères de Paris (French TV series, 1962 adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Les Mystères de Paris
Les Mystères de Paris (French TV series, 1962) ⓘ
linked to:
Les Mystères de Paris
Les Mystères de Paris (French film) ⓘ
linked to:
Les Mystères de Paris
Les Parents terribles ⓘ Les Parents terribles (1948 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Les Parents terribles
Les Parents terribles (Cocteau collaboration) ⓘ
linked to:
Les Enfants terribles
Les Parents terribles (film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Les Parents terribles
Les Précieuses ridicules (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Les Précieuses ridicules
L’Aigle à deux têtes ⓘ L’Aigle à deux têtes (1948 film) ⓘ
linked to:
L’Aigle à deux têtes
L’Aigle à deux têtes (Cocteau collaboration) ⓘ
linked to:
L’Aigle à deux têtes
L’Aigle à deux têtes (film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
L’Aigle à deux têtes
L’Aiglon (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
L’Aiglon
L’Annonce faite à Marie (stage role) ⓘ L’Idiot (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
The Idiot
Nicomède (stage role) ⓘ Notre-Dame de Paris (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Notre-Dame de Paris (1998 musical)
On ne badine pas avec l’amour (stage role) ⓘ Orphée ⓘ Orphée (1950 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Orphée
Orphée (Cocteau collaboration) ⓘ
linked to:
Orphée
Orphée (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Orphée
Phèdre (stage role) ⓘ
linked to:
Phaedra
Polyeucte (stage role) ⓘ Rodogune (stage role) ⓘ Ruy Blas ⓘ Ruy Blas (Cocteau adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Ruy Blas
Suréna (stage role) ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
director ⓘ film actor ⓘ film director ⓘ sculptor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| partner | Jean Cocteau ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
ⓘ
linked to:
Cherbourg
Manche ⓘ Normandy ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cannes ⓘ |
| residence |
Cannes
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1930s–1990s ⓘ |
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Subject: Jean Marais Description of subject: Jean Marais was a renowned French actor, director, and sculptor best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Jean Cocteau and his roles in classic French cinema.
Referenced by (85)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Jean Cocteau’s film Orphée
linked to: Jean Marais
subject linked to:
La Machine infernale (Cocteau collaboration)
subject linked to:
La Machine infernale (Cocteau collaboration)
subject linked to:
Le Testament d’Orphée (Cocteau collaboration)