A page from an autograph album dated April 12th 1957, signed in person by Jean Marais (1913 – 1998), the French actor, director, writer and photographer. He performed in over 100 films and was the lover, muse and friend of acclaimed director Jean Cocteau. Marais' first film as leading man was L'Éternel retour (1943), a re-telling of Tristan and Isolde set in 1940s France. He became a star in Beauty and the Beast (1946), and had big hits with To the Eyes of Memory (1948) and Orpheus (1950). He continued to be a major star though the 1950s and 60s, but from 1970 he began to concentrate more on the stage. In 1996, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contribution to French cinema.