Colette

Birth Name:

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Birth Place:

Yonne, France

Profession

Writer

Was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor for her efforts during World War I
In 1900, she released her book "Claudine à l'école․"
Is best known as the author of the 1945 novel "Gigi․"
Helped co-write the ballet "L'enfant et les sortileges" for the Paris Opera in 1918
In 1945, she became the first woman admitted into the Académie Goncourt
Spent some time in 1906 living with fellow writer Natalie Clifford Barney
Is the subject of Truman Capote's short story "The White Rose․"

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