Bidspirit auction | Jean Marais French Actor Orig.

Jean Marais French Actor Orig. His Autograph on photo w/Actress Maria Schell and Tcheky Karyo with his Autograph. - Jean Marais French Actor Orig. His Autograph on photo w/Actress Maria Schell and Tcheky Karyo with his Autograph. Size: 13 x 18.3 cm. ( 5.1 x 7.2 inches) Some cracks and small damages. Tears to right hand of M. Shell Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), known professionally as Jean Marais (French: [ʒɑ̃ maʁɛ]), was a French actor, film director, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. He performed in over 100 films and was the lover, muse and friend of acclaimed director Jean Cocteau.[1] In 1996, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema. Maria Margarethe Anna Schell (1926–2005,) was an Austrian/Swiss actress, who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival in 1956 for Gervaise. Tcheky Karyo (born Baruh Djaki Karyo; 4 October 1953 – 31 October 2025) was a French actor and musician. Beginning his career as an actor on stage in classical and contemporary plays, he later worked as a character actor in films in the 1980s. He has acted in numerous films by Hollywood and French directors, including Luc Besson. He was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in the 1982 film La Balance.