Colette
Colette
Colette, possibly in the 1910s
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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
Born
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette 28 January 1873 Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, Yonne, France
Died
3 August 1954 (aged 81) Paris, France
Nationality
French
Occupation
Novelist
adultbasic
France
era
1800+
Notable works
Gigi, The Tendrils of the Vine
Pen name
Colette, Colette Willy
Resting place
Père Lachaise Cemetery