Cocteau

[kok-toh; French kawk-toh]

noun

Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/, 1889–1963, French author and painter.

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Contemporary Examples of cocteau

Other themes are more character-based, such as the “Bowie, Cocteau, Visconti” section, in deference to dandies and dapper men.
What Drives Fashion Designer Dries Van Noten
Sarah Moroz
March 4, 2014
Below, British band Massive Attack performed with guest singers Liz Fraser (of Cocteau Twins) and reggae legend Horace Andy.
Nothing New Under the Sun
Justin Jones
October 3, 2013
"An actress of guts and daring," wrote Vincent Canby, then The New York Times theater critic, of that 1995 Cocteau turn of hers.
Kathleen Turner's New Broadway High
Kevin Sessums
April 17, 2011
While Belle and the beast get friendly in the cartoon version, Cocteau's film is an exercise in stalking.
12 Sexed-Up Fairy Tales
Alex Berg
March 8, 2011
"There was something like a curse on this very noble boy," opined Cocteau.
"Mad, Bad Modigliani"
Brad Gooch
March 5, 2011

Historical Examples of cocteau

Leaving Cocteau to his task, I undertook another concert tour at the beginning of November.
An Autobiography
Igor Stravinsky

British Dictionary definitions for cocteau

Cocteau

noun

Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1889–1963, French dramatist, novelist, poet, critic, designer, and film director. His works include the novel Les Enfants terribles (1929) and the play La Machine infernale (1934)

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