Henry Gauthier-Villars (8 August 1859 – 12 January 1931), known by the pen name Willy [vili],[1][2][3] was a French fin de siècle writer and music critic who is today mostly known as the first husband of Colette.[3] Other pseudonyms used by Gauthiers-Villars are: Henry Maugis, Robert Parville, l’Ex-ouvreuse du Cirque d’été, L’Ouvreuse, L’Ouvreuse du Cirque d’été, Jim Smiley, Henry Willy and Boris Zichine.
- ^ Guillois, Mina; Guillois, André (July 1, 2015). Le dictionnaire malicieux des histoires drôles: Témoins de notre temps. Contre-dires. ISBN 9782813211897 – via Google Books.
- ^ Chalon, Jean (March 13, 2013). Colette. L'éternelle apprentie. Flammarion. ISBN 9782081302037 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Koski, Lorna (27 December 2013). "Book Tells Story of Colette's France". WWD. Retrieved 3 January 2014.