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Colette(1873-1954)

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Colette
Colette was born on 28 January 1873 in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, Yonne, France. She was a writer, known for Gigi (1958), Chéri (2009) and Matinee Theatre (1955). She was previously married to Maurice Goudeket, Henri de Jouvenel des Ursins and Willy. She died on 3 August 1954 in Paris, France.
BornJanuary 28, 1873
DiedAugust 3, 1954(81)
BornJanuary 28, 1873
DiedAugust 3, 1954(81)
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Known for

Leslie Caron in Gigi (1958)
Gigi
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1958
Michelle Pfeiffer in Chéri (2009)
Chéri
6.1
  • Writer
  • 2009
Matinee Theatre (1955)
Matinee Theatre
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Claudine
  • Writer
  • 1913

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Writer

  • Madelen, elle est tellement tout ça
  • Ravel: L'Enfant et les Sortilèges (2013)
    Ravel: L'Enfant et les Sortilèges
  • Michelle Pfeiffer in Chéri (2009)
    Chéri
  • Juliette Lamboley in Mademoiselle Gigi (2006)
    Mademoiselle Gigi
  • L'enfant et les sortilèges (2004)
    L'enfant et les sortilèges
  • Camaradagem
  • L'enfant et les sortilèges
  • Duo (1990)
    Duo
  • La seconde
  • Le blé en herbe
  • Caroline Cellier in Julie de Carneilhan (1990)
    Julie de Carneilhan
  • Chéri
  • Gigi
  • Anny Duperey in La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (1982)
    Emmenez-moi au théâtre
  • Teatr Polskiego Radia (1925)
    Teatr Polskiego Radia
    • (as Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette)

Soundtrack

  • L'enfant et les sortilèges (2004)
    L'enfant et les sortilèges
    • ("L'Enfant et les sortilèges (1925)")

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Cheri
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Cheri

Personal details

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    • January 28, 1873
    • Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, Yonne, France
    • August 3, 1954
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
    • 1935 - August 3, 1954 (her death)
  • Other works
    Print ads featured her for Hermes Paris' Caleche fragrance (1973-74).
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Biographical Movies
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Portrayals
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Had a trapeze installed in her home gymnasium as her preferred way to stay in shape.
  • Quotes
    On love: Nothing leads to love. It is love who throws himself across your path. And then he either blocks it forever or, if he abandons it, leaves it in rack and ruin.

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