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

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