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Jean Poiret Biography (1926-1992)

Original name, Jean Gustave Poire; surname is pronounced "Pwa-ray"; born August 17, 1926, in Paris, France; died of a heart attack, March 14, 1992, in Paris, France; son of Georges and Anne-Marie (Maistre) Poire; married FrancoiseDorin, October 2, 1958 (divorced); married Caroline Collier (an actress); children: Sylvie, Nicolas. Addresses: Agent--Artmedia, 10 ave. George-V,75008 Paris, France.

Nationality

French

Gender

Male

Birth Details

August 17, 1926

Paris, France

Death Details

March 14, 1992

Paris, France

Famous Works

• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• Lawyer, Love and the Frenchwoman, Auerbach, Kingsley, 1961.
• Jean-Pierre, Tales of Paris, Francos Incei, 1962.
• Mr. Fox, Three Fables of Love, Janus, 1963.
• Raoul, Thank Heaven for Small Favors, International Classics, 1965.
• Jean-Loup Cottins, The Last Metro, United Artists, 1980.
• The Caliph of Baghdad, Liberte, Egalite, Choucroute! (also known as Liberty, Equality, Sauerkraut), SNC Films, 1985.
• Inspector Jean Lavardin, Poulet au vinaigre (also known as Chicken in Vinegar), MK2, 1985.
• Inspector Jean Lavardin, Inspecteur Lavardin, MK2, 1986, released as Inspector Lavardin, 1992.
• Orlando Higgens, Je hais les acteurs (title means "I Hate Actors"), Gaumont, 1986.
• Papu, Le miracule (title means "The Miracle Healing"), Cannon, 1987.
• Bernard, Les saisons du plaisir, BAC Films, 1988.
• Quack doctor, Corentin; ou, Les infortunes conjugales, AAA, 1988.
• Martin Morel, La petite amie, AMLF, 1988.
• Octave Leroi, Une nuit a l'assemblee nationale, BAC Films, 1988.
• Allard, L'elegant criminal, RKO Pictures, 1992.
• Cyril Dujardin, Sup de fric (also known as Cash Academy), AMLF, 1992.
• Appeared as Tout, Trois Hommes sur un Cheval, 1970; as Squire, Le Mur del'Atlantique, 1970; as Constant, La Gueule de l'Autre (also see below), 1979;as Andre Joeuf, Que les Gros Salaires Levent le Doigt!, 1982; as Jean, Le septieme cible, 1984; and as Allard, Lacenaire, 1990; also appeared in Mam'zelle Pigalle and Cette Sacre Gamine, both 1955; Assassins et Voleurs, La Terreurdes Dames, Adorables Demons, and La Vie est Belle, all 1956; Clara et les Mechants and Le Naif aux Quarante Enfants, both 1957; Nina and Oh Que Mambo, both 1958; Messieurs les Ronds de Cuir and Vous n'avez Rien a Declarer, both 1959; La Francaise et l'Amour--Le Divorce and Candide ou l'optimisme a xxeme siecle, both 1960; La Gamberge, Auguste, Les Parisiennes-- Antonia, and Les Snobs, all 1961; C'est Pas Moi, C'est l'Autre, Les Quatre Verites--Le Corbeau etle Renard, Un Drole de Paroissien, and Les Vierges, all 1962; La Foire aux Cancres, 1963; La Grande Frousse, Jaloux Comme un Tigre, and Le Petit Monstre,all 1964; La Tete du Client, Les Baratineurs, and La Bourse et la Vie, all 1965; Le Grande Bidule, 1967; Ces Messieurs de la Famille, 1968; La Grande Lessive and Ces Messieurs de la Gachette, both 1969; Basse-Cour, Pinot Simple Flic, and Villa a vendre.
• Credits; FILM WORK; DIRECTOR
• Le Zebre (title means "The Oddball"; also see below), BAC Films, 1992.
• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• La Cage aux Folles (also see below), Theatre du Palais Royal, Paris, 1973.
• Appeared as Monsieur Masun, L'Ami de la famille la Coquine; also appearedin Operation Lagreleche, 1967, Le Vison Voyageur (also see below), 1969, LeCanard a l'orange, 1971, Joyeuses Paques (title means "Happy Easter"; also see below), 1980, Les Clients, 1986, Pour avoir Adrienne, le train pour Venise,Vive de Sacre Leonard, and Fleur de cactus.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES
• Appeared in On Purge Bebe, Pour avoir Adrienne, 1976.
• Writings;STAGE PLAYS
• La Cage aux Folles (also see below), Theatre du Palais Royal, Paris, 1973, later Theatre Varietes, 1977, and Theatre Montparnasse, produced as a musical at Colonial Theatre, Boston, MA, 1983, later Palace Theatre, New York City, 1983-87.
• Author of Le Vison Voyageur, 1969; Douce Amere, Renaissance Theatre, 1970; and Joyeuses Paques (title means "Happy Easter"), 1980.
• Writings;SCREENPLAYS
• (With Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro, and Marcello Danon) La Cage aux Folles, United Artists, 1978.
• Le Zebre (title means "The Oddball"), BAC Films, 1992.
• Other screenplays include La Gueule de l'autre, 1979, and Fefe de Broadway, 1983.
• Writings;OTHER
• Author of Grosses Tetes (with Michel Serrault), 1969, Il etait une fois l'operette, 1972, and L'Impromptu de Marigny, 1974.
• Other Works
• Adaptations: La Cage aux Folles II, released by United Artists in 1980, and La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding, released by TriStar in 1985, were basedon characters created by Poiret.

Further Reference

PERIODICALS

• New York Times, March 15, 1992, p. 38L.
• Variety, March 23, 1992, p. 121.