Jean-Gabriel Albicocco was born on February 15, 1936 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He was a director and writer, known for Le grand Meaulnes (1967), Rattenfalle Amerika (1963) and Das Mädchen mit den goldenen Augen (1961). He was married to Marie Laforêt, Hélène Tessier and Alphonsine Blanc. He died on April 9, 2001 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.