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Dec 30, 1898 Paris, Île de France, France Died on 06 Nov 1929 (aged 30)
French poet
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About Jacques Rigaut
- Jacques Rigaut (French: [?igo]; 30 December 1898 – 9 November 1929) was a French surrealist poet.
- Born in Paris, he was part of the Dadaist movement.
- His works frequently talked about suicide and he came to regard its successful completion as his occupation.
- In 1929 at the age of 30, as he had announced, Rigaut shot himself, using a ruler to be sure the bullet would pass through his heart.He is buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre. Rigaut's works include: Agence Générale du Suicide Et puis merde! Papiers Posthumes Lord PatchogueHis suicide inspired the book Will O' the Wisp by Pierre Drieu la Rochelle.
- The movie The Fire Within from Louis Malle is based on this book.
- The movie Oslo, August 31st directed by Joachim Trier, released in 2011, is also largely based on Will O' the Wisp although the narrative takes place in contemporary Norway.
- The Granada-based Spanish indie pop band Lori Meyers has a song entitled "La Vida de Jacques Rigaut" (The Life of Jacques Rigaut) with its lyrics relating with his life.
