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Gigi

Gigi is a novel by the French sentimental romance 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.

It has been made into several plays and films:

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).



People who go by the name Gigi are:

There is also a doll and some doll series by that name:

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