Colette de Jouvenel

Colette de Jouvenel, also known as Bel-Gazou, (3 July 1913^[1] – 1981) was the French producer of an animated film.

She was the daughter of French writer Colette and her second husband, Henri de Jouvenel.^[2] She was the half-sister of Renaud de Jouvenel [fr] and Bertrand de Jouvenel. Her daughter resides Beaumont du Gatinais, a village about 100 miles southeast of Paris, and desired to open an antiques and decorating shop in the village.^[3]

Born at Castel-Novel in Corrèze, she spent her childhood in the care of her English nanny, Miss Draper, only rarely seeing her famous mother.^[2]

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 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.

References

^ Cummins, Laurel (2005). Colette and the Conquest of Self. Summa Publications, Inc. ISBN 978-1-883479-46-6.
^ ^a ^b Warren, Virginia Lee (April 28, 1970). "The daughter of Colette emerges from obscurity - briefly". New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
^ Warren, Virginia Lee (April 28, 1970). "The Daughter of Colette Emerges From Obscurity— Briefly". The New York Times. Retrieved December 15, 2023.