Gigi

Gigi is a 1945 novel by the French writer Colette about a wealthy cultured man of fashion who discovers that he is in love with a young Parisian girl who is being groomed for a career as a grande cocotte, and eventually marries her.

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1945 - French - Colette - Paris - Grande cocotte

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It has been made into several plays and films:

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• Gigi (1948 movie) - French non-musical film starring Danièle Delorme
• Gigi (1951 play) - Broadway stage play
• Gigi (1958 film) - Academy Award winning musical film starring Leslie Caron and Maurice Chevalier
• Gigi (1973 play) - musical comedy play starring Alfred Drake, Daniel Massey, Agnes Moorehead, and Karin Wolfe.

The Broadway version of the play, adapted by Anita Loos, opened on November 24, 1951, starring little known actress Audrey Hepburn playing the lead character (the play ran for six months and led to Hepburn's American film debut in Roman Holiday).

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Broadway - Anita Loos - November 24 - 1951 - Audrey Hepburn - Play - Roman Holiday

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