Colette de Jouvenel, also known as Bel-Gazou, (July 19131981) was the French producer of an animated film.
She was the daughter of French writer
Colette
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 ...
and her second husband,
Henri de Jouvenel. She was the half-sister of
:fr:Renaud de Jouvenel and
Bertrand de Jouvenel
Bertrand de Jouvenel des Ursins (31 October 1903 – 1 March 1987) was a French philosopher, political economist, and futurist. He taught at the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the University of Manchester, Yale University ...
.
Born at Castel-Novel in
Corrèze
Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ...
, she spent her childhood in the care of her English nanny, Miss Draper, only rarely seeing her famous mother.
In 1935, Colette de Jouvenel married Dr. Dausse. She would leave her husband two months later and divorce the following year, in 1936. After this short-lived marriage, she had affairs with several women, notably with Nicole Stéphane.
She produced an animated film for L'Office de radiodiffusion-télévision française, entitled ''Introduction à Colette''. It premiered 18 March 1968.
She is buried next to her mother at
Père Lachaise in
Paris
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1913 births
1981 deaths
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