Colette

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (French: [kɔ.lɛt]; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known monomously 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 28, 1873 (Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye), Died August 3, 1954 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: librettist

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Columbia (U.K.)	WLB216	10-in.	June 1931	Cake-walk	Maurice Bastin ; Henri Marcotty ; Livine Mertens ; Orchestre du Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie	Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and tenor), with orchestra	librettist
Columbia (U.K.)	WLB217	10-in.	June 1931	L'arithmétique	Maurice Bastin ; Henri Marcotty ; Livine Mertens ; Orchestre du Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie	Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and tenor), with orchestra	librettist