Colette


Novelist

About

Also Known As
Gabrielle-Sidonie Colette
Birth Place
France
Born
January 28, 1873
Died
August 03, 1954

Biography

Much admired novelist who began writing film criticism in 1916, adaptations of her own works in 1917 and original screenplays in 1919....

Filmography

Cheri (2009)
Source Material

Family & Companions

Henri Gauthier-Villars Willy
Husband
Music critic. Married in 1893; divorced in 1907; died at age 71 in 1931.
Henri de Jouvenal
Husband
Editor. Married in 1912; divorced in 1925.
Maurice Goudeket
Husband
Born c. 1888; married in 1935.

Bibliography

"Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette"
Judith Thurman, Alfred A. Knopf (1999)

Biography

Much admired novelist who began writing film criticism in 1916, adaptations of her own works in 1917 and original screenplays in 1919.

Filmography

 

Writer (Feature Film)

Cheri (2009)
Source Material

Life Events

Family

Colette de Jouvenal
Daughter

Companions

Henri Gauthier-Villars Willy
Husband
Music critic. Married in 1893; divorced in 1907; died at age 71 in 1931.
Henri de Jouvenal
Husband
Editor. Married in 1912; divorced in 1925.
Maurice Goudeket
Husband
Born c. 1888; married in 1935.

Bibliography

"Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette"
Judith Thurman, Alfred A. Knopf (1999)