Georges Chaulet

Georges Chaulet (25 January 1931 – 13 October 2012) was a French writer most famous for the series ''Fantômette'', a series he created in 1961. His books were destined for young readers and ''Fantômette'' featured a female superhero for the first time in French literature. He is also the author of ''Les 4 As'', a series created in 1957. He also released ''Le Petit Lion'' children's book series.

Career

Chaulet's father was an engineer, and his mother a shopkeeper. The family settled in 1936 in Antony (Hauts-de-Seine), France. After his baccalaureate, Georges Chaulet continued studying architecture at École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. From 1952 to 1954, he served in the French Army in Germany. Then he returned to Antony, where he worked in the family coffee business with his parents, at the same time starting to write as an author. He would stay in Antony most of the time.

In 1957, Georges Chaulet proposed his first series, ''Les 4 As'', to Hachette, one of France biggest publishers. But Hachette refused to publish it, having just bought the rights to all of Enid Blyton's novels, most notably ''The Famous Five''. Eventually Casterman, another major French publisher, published Chaulet's work. There were six books in the series, followed by 43 volumes as a comics series narrated by Chaulet and drawn by François Craenhals. The series was the basis of the Belgian illustrated novel '' Les 4 As au collège'' by Chaulet and Craenhals, first published in 1962. The novel was published by Casterman in the ''Relais'' series.

Strengthened by the success of ''Les 4 As'', George Chaulet then proposed a new series titled ''Fantômette'' to Hachette, and this time the publishing house accepted. Forty-nine volumes of ''Fantômette'' were published from 1961 to 1987 in the ''Bibliothèque rose'' series. The Fantomette books were aimed at eight- to twelve-year-old girls. There are 52 books in the series. It also resulted in a comic book series by François Craenhals, and a 1993 live-action TV series starring Katia Sourzac and a cartoon series in 1998. In 2006, to celebrate the 150 years of the "Bibliothèque rose", and after an eighteen-year absence, Georges Chaulet wrote a new adventure of his favorite heroïne titled ''Le Retour de Fantômette''.

Chaulet also authored ''Le Petit Lion'', a series of 13 children books inspired by the TV series of the same title. The books were published between 1968 and 1979 on Hachette in the collection series Bibliothèque rose.

Chaulet died on 13 October 2012, having written more than one hundred and fifty books for youth in the course of his career.

Publications

''Les 4 As'' series

;Books
#1957: ''Le Fantôme de Campaville''
#1958: ''Les 4 As font du cinéma''
#1959: ''Les 4 As et Picasso''
#1961: ''Les 4 As et le Serpent de mer''
#1962: ''Les 4 As et le Secret du donjon''
#1962: ''Les 4 As au collège''

;Comics
#1964: ''Les 4 As et le Serpent de mer''
#1964: ''Les 4 As et l'Aéroglisseur''
#1964: ''Les 4 As et la Vache sacrée''
#1965: ''Les 4 As et le Visiteur de minuit''
#1966: ''Les 4 As et le Couroucou''
#1967: ''Les 4 As et la Coupe d'or''
#1968: ''Les 4 As et le Dragon des neiges''
#1969: ''Les 4 As et le Rallye olympique''
#1970: ''Les 4 As et l'ÃŽle du Robinson''
#1971: ''Les 4 As et le Tyran''
#1973: ''Les 4 As et la Ruée vers l'or''
#1974: ''Les 4 As et le Picasso volé''
#1975: ''Les 4 As et la Bombe F''
#1976: ''Les 4 As et la Saucisse volante''
#1977: ''Les 4 As et le Gang des chapeaux blancs''
#1978: ''Les 4 As et le Vaisseau fantôme''
#1979: ''Les 4 As et le Diamant bleu''
#1980: ''Les 4 As et la Licorne''
#1981: ''Les 4 As et l'Iceberg''
#1982: ''Les 4 As et le Château maléfique''
#1983: ''Les 4 As et le Trésor des Tsars''
#1984: ''Les 4 As et le Hold-up de la Big Bank''
#1985: ''Les 4 As et le Magicien''
#1987: ''Les 4 As et le Secret de la montagne''
#1988: ''Les 4 As et la Déesse des mers''
#1989: ''Les 4 As et la Navette spatiale''
#1990: ''Les 4 As et le Requin géant''
#1991: ''Les 4 As et l'Empire caché''
#1992: ''Les 4 As et le Mystère de la jungle''
#1993: ''Les 4 As et les Extraterrestres''
#1994: ''Les 4 As et le Fantôme du mont Saint-Michel''
#1995: ''Les 4 As et le Robot vandale''
#1996: ''Les 4 As et l'Atlantide''
#1997: ''Les 4 As et les Sorcières''
#1998: ''Les 4 As et les Dinosaures''
#1999: ''Les 4 As et la Momie''
#2000: ''Les 4 As et les Fantômes''
#2001: ''Les 4 As et le Monstre des océans''
#2002: ''Les 4 As et Halloween''
#2003: ''Les 4 As et le Loup de Tasmanie''
#2004: ''Les 4 As et le Grand Suprême''
#2005: ''Mission Mars''
#2007: ''La Balade des 4 As'' (by Sergio Salma and Alain Maury)

''

Fantômette'' series

#1961 : ''Les Exploits de Fantômette''
#1962 : ''Fantômette contre le hibou''
#1963 : ''Fantômette contre le géant''
#1963 : ''Fantômette au carnaval''
#1964 : ''Fantômette et l'Île de la sorcière''
#1964 : ''Fantômette contre Fantômette''
#1965 : ''Pas de vacances pour Fantômette''
#1966 : ''Fantômette et la Télévision''
#1966 : ''Opération Fantômette''
#1967 : ''Les Sept Fantômettes''
#1967 : ''Fantômette et la Dent du Diable''
#1968 : ''Fantômette et son prince''
#1968 : ''Fantômette et le Brigand''
#1969 : ''Fantômette et la Lampe merveilleuse''
#1970 : ''Fantômette chez le roi''
#1970 : ''Fantômette et le Trésor du pharaon''
#1971 : ''Fantômette et la Maison hantée''
#1971 : ''Fantômette à la Mer de sable''
#1971 : ''Fantômette contre la Main Jaune''
#1972 : ''Fantômette viendra ce soir''
#1972 : ''Fantômette dans le piège''
#1973 : ''Fantômette et le Secret du désert''
#1973 : ''Fantômette et le Masque d'argent''
#1973 : ''Fantômette chez les corsaires''
#1974 : ''Fantômette contre Charlemagne''
#1974 : ''Fantômette et la Grosse Bête''
#1974 : ''Fantômette et le Palais sous la mer''
#1975 : ''Fantômette contre Diabola''
#1975 : ''Appelez Fantômette!''
#1975 : ''Olé, Fantômette!''
#1976 : ''Fantômette brise la glace''
#1976 : ''Les Carnets de Fantômette''
#1977 : ''C'est quelqu'un, Fantômette!''
#1977 : ''Fantômette dans l'espace''
#1977 : ''Fantômette fait tout sauter''
#1978 : ''Fantastique Fantômette''
#1978 : ''Fantômette et les 40 Milliards''
#1979 : ''L'Almanach de Fantômette''
#1979 : ''Fantômette en plein mystère''
#1979 : ''Fantômette et le Mystère de la tour''
#1980 : ''Fantômette et le Dragon d'or''
#1981 : ''Fantômette contre Satanix''
#1982 : ''Fantômette et la Couronne''
#1982 : ''Mission impossible pour Fantômette''
#1983 : ''Fantômette en danger''
#1984 : ''Fantômette et le Château mystérieux''
#1984 : ''Fantômette ouvre l'œil''
#1985 : ''Fantômette s'envole''
#1987 : ''C'est toi Fantômette!''
#2006 : ''Le Retour de Fantômette''
#2007 : ''Fantômette a la main verte''
#2009 : ''Fantômette et le Magicien''

Plus: Hors-Série (2011) : ''Les Secrets de Fantômette''

''Le Petit Lion'' series

#1968 : ''Le Petit Lion premier ministre'' — Illustrations by Pierre Leroy, coll. Nouvelle Bibliothèque rose No. 295
#1969 : ''Le Petit Lion et la Source enchantée'' — Illustrations by Pierre Leroy, Nouvelle Bibliothèque rose No 318
#1969 : ''Le Petit Lion se fâche'' — Illustrations by Pierre Leroy, Nouvelle Bibliothèque rose No 328
#1970 : ''Le Petit Lion astronaute'' — Illustrations by Pierre Leroy, Nouvelle Bibliothèque rose No 338
#1970 : ''Le Petit Lion va se marier'' — Illustrations by Jeanne Hives, Nouvelle Bibliothèque rose No 363
#1971 : ''Le Petit Lion dans la tempête'' — Illustrations by Jeanne Hives, Nouvelle Bibliothèque rose No 389
#1972 : ''Le Petit Lion tourne un grand film'' — Illustrations by Jean Sidobre
#1973 : ''Le Petit Lion à l’école'' — Illustrations by Jeanne Hives
#1974 : ''Le Petit Lion inventeur'' — Illustrations by Jeanne Hives
#1975 : ''Le Petit Lion cow-boy'' — Illustrations by Jeanne Hives
#1975 : ''Le Petit Lion grand chasseur'' — Illustrations by Jeanne Hives
#1976 : ''Le Petit Lion au palais des merveilles'' — Illustrations by Jeanne Hives
#1979 : ''Le Petit Lion et les Sept Pingouins'' — Illustrations by Jeanne Bazin

Others

*1963: ''Les 3D à la chasse aux timbres'', illustrations by Jacques Fromont, Hachette, Nouvelle bibliothèque rose
*1964: ''Les 3D à l'hôtel flottant'', illustrations by Jacques Fromont, Hachette, Nouvelle bibliothèque rose
*1963: ''Une rapière pour Béatrice'', illustrations by François Batet, Bibliothèque verte
*1965: ''Béatrice au grand galop'', illustrations by François Batet, Bibliothèque verte
*1965: ''Béatrice à l'abordage'', illustrations by François Batet, Bibliothèque verte
*1966: ''Le Bathyscaphe d'or'', illustrations by François Batet, Idéal-Bibliothèque
*1979: ''Le Prince Charmant chez la fée Pervenche'', Bibliothèque rose
*1979: ''Le Trésor du prince Charmant'', Bibliothèque rose
*1980: ''Le Prince Charmant face au géant'', Bibliothèque rose
*1980: ''Le Prince Charmant contre la Sorcière Verte'', Bibliothèque rose
*1989: ''Le Trésor de la Trinité'', Bibliothèque rose
*1989: ''Le Trésor des Apaches'', Bibliothèque rose
*1989: ''Le Trésor des Templiers'', Bibliothèque rose
*1990: ''Le Trésor des alchimistes'', Bibliothèque rose

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French male writers
1931 births
2012 deaths