Aubelin Jolicoeur (April 30, 1924 – February 14, 2005) was a Haitian journalist and columnist who frequented Haiti's

Hotel Oloffson The Hotel Oloffson is an inn in central Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Built in the late 19th century as a private home, it was turned into a hotel in 1935, and became known for the many artists and celebrities who stayed there. The hotel was the real- ...

for 40 years.

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He once played piano with

Bobby Short Robert Waltrip Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer and pianist, who interpreted songs by popular composers from the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold ...

at the Oloffson "La Belle Epoque Créole", of the 1970s. He was the inspiration to ''Petit Pierre'' in

Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquir ...

's 1966 novel '' The Comedians''.Obituary: Aubelin Jolicoeur
''The New York Times''

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1924 births 2005 deaths Haitian journalists Writers from Port-au-Prince 20th-century journalists {{Haiti-writer-stub