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Colette (French writer, actress and journalist)

  • Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
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Colette
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Person
Gender
Female
Date of birth
1873-01-28
Place of birth
Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye
Date of death
1954-08-03
Place of death
Paris

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Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (French: [sidɔni ɡabʁijɛl kɔlɛt]; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her 1944 novella Gigi, which was the basis for the 1958 film and the 1973 stage production of the same name. Her short story collection The Tendrils of the Vine is also famous in France.

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2024-04-17