Colette

Colette
Colette, possibly in the 1910s
Colette, possibly in the 1910s
BornSidonie-Gabrielle Colette
(1873-01-28)28 January 1873
Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, Burgundy, France
Died3 August 1954(1954-08-03) (aged 81)
Paris, France
Resting placePère Lachaise Cemetery
Pen name
  • Colette
  • Colette Willy
OccupationNovelist
Notable works
Spouse
(m. 1893; div. 1910)

(m. 1912; div. 1924)

Maurice Goudeket
(m. 1935)
ChildrenColette de Jouvenel
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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.