Colette

Quick Facts

Full Name	Colette
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Jan 28, 1873(1873-01-28)
Age	151
Date Of Death	1954-08-03
Birthplace	Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye
Country	France
Birth City	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Horoscope	Capricorn

Colette Biography

Colette is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on January 28, 1873 in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. French novelist who enthralled and amused the public. Her most well-known work is the novel Gigi The novel was later turned into stage musicals and film comedy of the same name.

She as well as She and Gaston Leroux were both prominent French authors. were both well-known French writers.

She was born in Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, and was the daughter of an officer in the military. She was married in 1893. was married Henry Gauthier-Villars. After her divorce, she was involved in many affairs with females and males. She was married to their second spouse, Henri de Jouvenel, in 1912, and they had a daughter before their divorce in 1924 (which was due to Colette’s relationship with her step-son, Bertrand de Jouvenel).

Colette Net Worth

Colette is one of the richest Novelist from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Colette 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She began playing the piano in her early years and was also a pro in mathematics. At the beginning of her career she wrote the Claudine books under a pen name that was male and played at Parisian concert halls.

In her novel Gigi was about an untrained girl who wants to become a courtesan.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Colette Dating?

According to our records, Colette married to Maurice Goudeket , Henry de Jouvenel , Henry Gauthier-Villars. As of December 1, 2023, Colette’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Colette Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Colette celebrates birthday on January 28 of every year.

How true is the movie Colette?

That’s because the movie portrays a queer woman whose controlling husband takes credit for her work, and it’s all about discovering one’s autonomy in life. The best part of it all is that Colette’s exciting plot is true and based on the life of real-life novelist and actor Sidonie Gabrielle Colette.

Is Collette a true story?

Who was the real Colette? Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, the real French writer and performer at the centre of a new film starring Keira Knightley, was a turn-of-the-century woman ahead of her time.

Does Netflix have Colette?

Transported to glittering Paris, a woman ghostwrites for her husband and, empowered by success, fights for her identity as a writer and freethinker. Watch all you want.

Was Colette a feminist?

During her lifetime, French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873–1954) insisted on her political antifeminism, but after her death she was celebrated by American feminists as a liberatory figure of women’s empowerment , and as an important writer of women’s experiences.

How did Colette meet her husband?

She herself called the book Cheri, which is about a middle-aged woman’s affair with a young man named Cheri, “premonition.” Because in 1920, at the age of 47, Colette first met her 16-year-old stepson Bertrand de Jouvenel at her seaside villa and launched a calculated seduction of him.