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The Claudine series consists of four early novels by the French author Colette, published 1900-1904. Written in diary form, they describe the growth to maturity of a young girl, Claudine. Aged fifteen at the beginning of the first book, Claudine à l'école, the series describes her education and experiences as she grows up. All the books are written in first-person with the first three having Claudine herself as the narrator. The last in the series, Claudine s'en va, introduces a new narrator, Annie.
The novels were written in the late 19th century in collaboration with Colette's first husband, the writer Henry Gauthier-Villars, better known by his nom-de-plume "Willy". There has been much speculation over the degree of involvement of both Colette and Willy in the writing of the Claudine novels, particularly as Willy was known for often using ghostwriters. Consequently, although the novels were originally attributed to Willy only and published under his name alone, they were later published under both names. After the death of Willy, Colette went to court to challenge her former husband's involvement in any of the writing, and subsequently had his name removed from the books. This decision however was overturned after her death, as Willy's son from a prior relationship, Jacques Gauthier-Villars, successfully sued to have his father's name restored.
The Claudine novels are thought to be roughly autobiographical. Whilst the stories were shocking in their time, this affectionate portrayal of a forthright and self-assured French girl who blossoms into a charismatic adult is nowadays more likely to be regarded as chastely sensual.
- Claudine à l'école (1900) - Claudine at School
- Claudine à Paris (1901) - Claudine in Paris
- Claudine en ménage (1902) - Claudine Married
- Claudine s'en va (1903) - Claudine and Annie
Claudine is a 1974 American comedy- drama/ romantic film, produced by Third World Films and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Starring James Earl Jones, Diahann Carroll, and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, it is noted for being one of the few mainstream films, featuring an African-American cast released during that time, which was not a blaxploitation film.
Claudine was written by Lester Pine and Tina Pine and directed by John Berry. The film was released on April 22, 1974, grossing about $6 million.
Claudine is a Gladys Knight & the Pips album, written and produced by Curtis Mayfield. The disc is the soundtrack album for the 1974 20th Century Fox motion picture Claudine, starring James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll. The album was released in March 1974 on the Buddah label.
The first single release, "On and On", reached #2 R&B and #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. A second single, "Make Yours a Happy Home", was released two years later in 1976 and was a moderate hit, peaking at #13 R&B and #35 on the UK Singles Chart. The album also included one instrumental, "Claudine Theme". The album was also their third of five R&B albums chart-toppers. Also included is a cover of Mayfield's "The Makings of You".
Claudine is Claudine Longet's debut LP album. It was her first serious attempt to start a music career after she had appeared on a number of variety shows and released the single Meditation in 1966. Longet's records were part of the effort of Herb Alpert's A&M Records to expand the label's repertoire. The sessions were arranged by Nick De Caro and engineered by Bruce Botnick. Claudine reached # 11 on the Billboard pop albums chart and earned a RIAA-certified gold record for sales of more than 500,000 copies in the U.S.
Claudine is a weekly drama anthology named after its lead star, Claudine Barretto, by GMA Network. The pilot episode was originally scheduled on March 28, but it was moved to April 10. The show run for 16 weeks.
Claudine may refer to:
- Claudine (given name), a feminine given name of French origin
- Claudine (book series), the protagonist of a series of novels by Colette
- Claudine...!, a 1978 Japanese manga series
- Claudine (TV series), a 2010 Philippine television series
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Claudine (film), a 1974 American film by John Berry
- Claudine (soundtrack), its soundtrack album
- Claudine (Claudine Longet album)
- Prince Claudin or Claudine, son of the Frankish King Claudas in the Arthurian legend
Claudine is a given name of French origin. It is the feminine form of the ancient Roman name Claudius. In the United States, the name was considered on the verge of extinction by 2013.
People with this name include:
- Claudine Andre, naturalist
- Claudine Auger (born 1942), French actress
- Claudine Barretto (born 1979), Filipino actress
- Claudine Beccarie (born 1945), French pornographic actress
- Claudine Chomat (1915–1995), French activist
- Claudine Clark (born 1941), American musician
- Claudine de Culam (died 1601), French zoophile
- Claudine Doury (born 1959), French photographer
- Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventuress
- Claudine Grimaldi (c. 1541–1515), Lady of Monaco
- Claudine Guérin de Tencin (1682–1749), French salonist and author
- Claudine Komgang (born 1974), Cameroonian sprinter
- Claudine Lepage (born 1949), French politician
- Claudine LeRoux (born 1964), French sprint canoer
- Claudine Longet (born 1942), French singer
- Claudine Mendy (born 1990), French handball player
- Claudine Mercier (born 1961), Québécoise entertainer
- Claudine Monteil (born 1949), French writer and feminist
- Claudine Munari (born 1954), Congolese politician
- Claudine Muno (born 1979), Luxembourgian author, musician and teacher
- Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde (1812–1841), Hungarian countess
- Claudine Schaul (born 1983), Luxembourgian tennis player
- Claudine Schneider (born 1947), American politician
- Claudine de la Tour-Turenne (1520–1591), French lady-in-waiting
- Claudine Trécourt (born 1962), French ski mountaineer, guide and teacher
- Claudine Wong, American news reporter
- Claudine Cameron, a character in the Britannia High television series
- Claudine Crane, a character in The Southern Vampire Mysteries novels