Background
COSMOS, Jean was born on June 14, 1923 in Jean Louis Gaudrat, Paris. Son of Albert Gaudrat and Maria Maillebuau.
COSMOS, Jean was born on June 14, 1923 in Jean Louis Gaudrat, Paris. Son of Albert Gaudrat and Maria Maillebuau.
Institute Saint Nicholas, Igny, College Jean-Baptiste Say, Paris.
author or adapter of numerous plays for the theatre including la Fille du roi 1952, Au jour le jour 1952, les Grenadiers de la reine 1957, Macbeth 1959, 1965, le Manteau 1963, la Vie et la Mort du roi Jean 1964, Arden de Faversham 1964, Monsieur Alexandre 1965, la Bataille de Lobositz 1969, Major Barbara 1970, le Marchand de Venise 1971, Sainte Jeanne des Abattoirs 1972; author of numerous television plays including les Oranges (Albert Ollivier prize) 1964, le Pacte 1966, Un homme, un cheval 1968, le Petit vieux des Batignolles, la Pomme oubliee (after Jean Anglade), l’lngenu (after Voltaire), Bonsoir Leon, la Tete a l’envers, le Treve, le Coup Monte, Aide-toi, Julien Fontanes, magistral with Jean Chatenet: 16 a Kerbriant, Ardechois coeur fidele (Critics" choice) 1975, Les Yeux Bleus, la Lumiere des Justes (after Henri Troyat); with Gilles Perrault: le Secret des dieux, la Filiere, Fabien de la Drome, seven-part serial of Julien Fontanes, Magistral, regular contribution to les Cinq demieres minutes; film: Louisiana dictee 1984, Louisiana vie et rien d"autre; television, Society des auteurs et compositeurs prizes 1970.Writer 1945-1950, writer for radio 1952-1960, for television since 1964. Commission Society des auteurs dramatiques since 1971.
Married Alice Jarrousse in 1943.