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Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980)

Jean-Paul Charles-Aymard Sartre was born on June 21, 1905, in Paris, France. His father, Jean-Baptiste Sartre, was an officer in the French Navy. His mother, Anne-Marie Schweitzer, was the cousin of Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Albert Schweitzer. Sartre was one year old when his father died. He was raised in Meudon... See full bio »

Died:

(age 74) in Paris, France

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Filmography

Hide HideWriter (61 titles)
2010 Film socialisme (additional material / as J.-P. Sartre)
 
2009 Muri (short) (novel)
 
2006 Des Mots (short)
 
2005 Huis clos (TV movie) (play)
 
2003 No Exit (short) (play)
 
1999 Schmutzige Hände (TV movie) (play)
 
1997 Die Wand (short)
 
1994 Intimité (short story)
 
1990 Kedeli (short story "Le Mur")
 
1989 Likaiset kädet (TV movie) (play "Les mains sales")
 
1988 Kean (TV movie) (play)
 
1985 Vicious Circle (TV movie) (play)
 
1981 Stängda dörrar (TV movie) (play)
 
1981 For lukte dører (TV movie)
 
1978 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Kean (1978) (play)
 
1978 Le mani sporche (TV series)
Episode #1.3 (1978) (play)
Episode #1.2 (1978) (play)
Episode #1.1 (1978) (play)
 
1978 Die Eingeschlossenen (TV movie) (play "Les séquestrés d'Altona")
 
1978 Erostrato (documentary short) (story)
 
1977 O toihos i Pos piastike o Ramon Novaro (short stories)
 
1974 La p... respectueuse (TV movie) (play)
 
1970 Roads to Freedom (TV series)
The Defeated: Part 4 (1970) (novel)
The Defeated: Part 3 (1970) (novel)
The Defeated: Part 2 (1970) (novel)
The Defeated: Part 1 (1970) (novel)
The Reprieve: Part 3 (1970) (novel)
 
1970 Værelset (TV movie) (play)
 
1970 Teatterituokio (TV series)
Kunnioittava portto (1970) (play "La Putain respectueuse")
 
1968 Schmutzige Hände (TV movie) (play "Les mains sales")
 
1968 Prljave ruke (TV movie)
 
1967 Der Teufel und der liebe Gott (TV movie) (play "Le diable et le bon dieu")
 
1967 The Wall (dialogue / short stories)
 
1966 Die Troerinnen (TV movie) (adaptation)
 
1966 Geschlossene Gesellschaft (TV movie) (play)
 
1966 Die Fliegen (TV movie) (play "Les mouches")
 
1965 Huis clos (TV movie) (play)
 
1965 Die ehrbare Dame (TV movie) (play "La putain respectueuse")
 
1964 La chambre (TV movie) (short story)
 
1964 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
In Camera (1964) (play)
 
1964 Tote ohne Begräbnis (TV movie) (play "Les morts sans sépulture")
 
1957-1964 Grande Teatro Tupi (TV series)
A... Respeitosa (1964) (play)
 
1964 Teletale (TV series)
Episode #1.7 (1964) (short story)
 
1964 Festival (TV series)
The Respectful Prostitute (1964) (play "La Putain respectueuse")
 
1963 Smutsiga händer (TV movie)
 
1963 TV de Vanguarda (TV series)
Entre Quatro Paredes (1963) (novel)
 
1962 Freud (uncredited)
 
1962 The Condemned of Altona (play "Les sequestres d'Altona")
 
1962 Sinners Go to Hell (play)
 
1959-1961 Play of the Week (TV series)
No Exit/The Indifferent Lover (1961) (story)
Crime of Passion (1959) (play)
 
1960/II Den respektfulla skökan (TV movie)
 
1960/I Den respektfulla skökan (TV movie)
 
1959 Lukkede døre (TV movie) (play "Huis clos" / as Jean Paul Sartre)
 
1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Crime Passionnel (1959) (play)
 
1959 Stängda dörrar (TV movie) (play "Huis clos")
 
1959 Geschlossene Gesellschaft (TV movie) (play)
 
1958 Erostratus (short) (story)
 
1957 The Crucible
 
1956 Nekrassow (TV movie) (play)
 
1956 Schmutzige Hände (TV movie) (play "Les mains sales")
 
1956 Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (story)
 
1955 Die falschen Nasen (TV movie)
 
1954 Huis clos (play)
 
1953 Les orgueilleux (story "Typhus")
 
1952 La p... respectueuse (dialogue / play)
 
1951 Dirty Hands (dialogue / play)
 
1947 Les jeux sont faits (dialogue / original scenario)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1976 Sartre by Himself (documentary)
Himself
 
1967 Disorder Is 20 Years Old (documentary)
Himself
 
1955 Around the World with Orson Welles (TV series documentary)
Himself
St. Germain des Prés (1955) … Himself
 
1952 Life Begins Tomorrow (documentary)
The Existentialist
 
1949 Disorder (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2012 Cinéphiles de notre temps (TV series documentary)
 
2011 The Future Is Now!
The Existentialist
 
2010 Moy otets Evgeniy (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Oscar Niemeyer - A Vida É Um Sopro (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2006 SexTV (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Andreas Baader - Der Staatsfeind (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1995 Ernesto Che Guevara (documentary)
Himself
 
1950 Days of Our Years (documentary)
Himself
 

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Biography: :  -- French philosopher and author, Jean-Paul Sartre, was nominated to win the Nobel Prize of Literature but refused to accept. Sartre was also a former leader of the French Resistance against the Nazis.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1965) Book: "The Psychology of the Imagination." New York: The Citadel Press. See more »

Publicity Listings:

16 Print Biographies  | 2 Interviews  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

J.-P. Sartre | Jean Paul Sartre

Height:

5' 0¼" (1.53 m)
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Personal Quote:

Hell is other people. See more »

Trivia:

Was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964 but he turned it down. See more »

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