Colette
Sign in to saveSidonie-Gabrielle Colette (; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette or as Colette Willy, 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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Colette was a French author, journalist, actress, and mime who lived from 1873 to 1954 and wrote across multiple literary forms throughout her career. She is best known internationally for her 1944 novella *Gigi*, which inspired a major 1958 film and 1973 stage production, while her short story collection *The Tendrils of the Vine* remains celebrated in France.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 28 January 1873
- Died
- 3 August 1954
- Works
- 645
Top works
- L'éther consolateur
- ג'יג'י
- Colette
- Lettres volées
- Chéri
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Film & TV
Writing · Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, Yonne, France
Colette's fame extends to being probably the only female writer known by her mononym—She is always and only Colette, though in fact this most feminine of names was her surname: She was born Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette on 28 January 1873 in the French village of Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye. Her work—mostly at novella length, short and sharp—survives because her chief subject is one that never goes out…
Known for
- Colette, l'insoumise — Herself - Writer (archive footage)2019
- Paris Was a Woman — Self (archive footage)1996
- Colette1951
- Paris 1900 — Self (archive footage)1948
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Music · MusicBrainz
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Post divorce
- 1920s and 1930s
- Last years, 1940–1954
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- Journalism
- Death and legacy
- Notable works
- Filmography
- Screenwriter
- Films about Colette
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette or as Colette Willy, 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.
==Early life==