Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France. Noted French surrealist poet and one of the most influential scenarists of the 1930s and 40s. Prévert contributed to most of the landmark films of "poetic realism," collaborating with Jean Renoir (THE CRIME OF MONSIEUR LANGE, 1936 / LE CRIME DE MONSIEUR LANGE), Jean Gremillon (STORMY WATERS, 1941 / REMORQUES) and, most notably, Marcel Carné (PORT OF SHADOWS, 1938/QUAI DES BRUMES, LE JOUR SE LEVE, 1939, CHILDREN OF PARADISE, 1945). His last collaboration with Carné was on the underrated GATES OF THE NIGHT (1946) / LES PORTES DE LA NUIT, for which Prévert wrote the now-famous song "Autumn Leaves," used again in Robert Aldrich's 1956 film of the same name. Prévert later collaborated in a more surrealistic, satirical vein with his director brother Pierre on three films -- L'AFFAIRE EST DANS LE SAC (1932), ADIEU LEONARD (1943) and VOYAGE SURPRISE (1946) -- which all failed miserably at the box office. Visit the Internet Movie Database to view his full credits.  Nominated for Writing (Original Screenplay) 1946: CHILDREN OF PARADISE 1 nomination