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French writer and film director (1889–1963)

Also known as: Clément Eugène Jean Pierre Cocteau, Eugene Jean Maurice Cocteau, Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau, Zhan Kokto, Жан Кокто, جان كوكتو

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