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“There are no ordinary cats.” — Colette, Author, 1873–1954
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About Colette
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, 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.
Everything about Colette →- Occupation
- novelist, ghostwriter, journalist, librettist
- Position held
- president
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- January 28, 1873
- Died
- August 3, 1954