Jean-Marie Drot was born on March 2, 1929 in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France. He was a director and producer, known for Le musée imaginaire des personnalités (1957), Les Artistes vivants (1958) and Poètes et écrivains (1958). He was previously married to Marcelle Schreiner. He died on September 23, 2015 in Chatou, Île-de-France, France.