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- DictionaryColette/kɒˈlɛt/
- 1. (1873–1954), French novelist; born Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine. Notable novels Chéri (1920) and La Fin de Chéri (1926).
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Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (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... Wikipedia