Jacques Prévert

Birthday: February 4th, 1900 Date of Death: April 11th, 1977 Place of Birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

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).