Colette

Colette
Colette, possibly in the 1910s
Born	Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-01-28)28 January 1873 Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, Burgundy, France
Died	3 August 1954(1954-08-03) (aged 81) Paris, France
Resting place	Père Lachaise Cemetery
Pen name	Colette Colette Willy
Occupation	Novelist
Notable works	Gigi The Tendrils of the Vine
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Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (French: [sidɔni ɡabʁijɛl kɔlɛt]; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette, 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.