Harlette Hayem
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| Born | Harlette Mathilde Flore Emma Odette Hayem October 6, 1881 Paris, France |
| Died | June 16, 1958 (aged 76) |
| Pen name | Claude Ascain, Henry Chalgrain |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Parents | Armand Hayem |
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Harlette Hayem (Madame Fernand Gregh) (pen names, Henry Chalgrain and Claude Ascain; October 6, 1881 – June 16, 1958) was a French woman of letters. Madame Gregh wrote various literary articles under the pseudonym "Henry Chalgrain". Her initial poetry appeared in December 1905 in the Revue de Paris. At first, she used her own name as her signature, but after her marriage, she adopted her husband's name and signed as Madame Fernand Gregh.
Biography[edit]
Harlette Hayem was the goddaughter of Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly.[1] She was born in Paris in October 1881 and married Fernand Gregh in 1903. They lived in Passy, in the hamlet of Boulainvilliers, where they entertained artists, writers and political figures.[2][3] They had two children, François-Didier Gregh (1906)[4] and Geneviève Gregh,[5] Maurice Druon's first wife.
She was a jury member for the Prix Fémina.
In the press, she used the pseudonym "Claude Ascain", contributing to Le Figaro, Les Lettres, L'Illustration, La Revue de Paris and others. This pseudonym was also wrongly attributed[6] to detective novels written by Henri Musnik, under the same pen name.[7][8]
She is buried with her husband in Thomery cemetery.
Awards and honours[edit]
She was awarded the Legion of Honour, with the rank of chevalier.[9] In 1908, she was awarded the Prix Archon-Despérouses.[10]
Works[edit]
- Jeunesse, poèmes, ed. Sansot, 1907. Awarded by the Académie française.
- Vertige de New York (Société française d'éditions littéraires et techniques, 1935). For this travel guide, she received the Ralph Beaver Strassburger Prize.[11]
- Invocation, one of her poems.[12]
- Notes by Alphonse Séché and Gérard Walch.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "page 22 of the Walden catalog, allusion to his goddaughter Harlette" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Alexandrines, Editions (2016-01-15). "Fernand Gregh à Thomery". Éditions Alexandrines (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Rochegude, Felix (1910). Promenades dans toutes les rues de Paris. Robarts - University of Toronto. Paris Hachette.
- ^ "Birth certificate of François-Didier-Fernand-Armand-Louis Georges Gregh on the Archives de Paris 16e website, March 29, 1926, view 27/31, act no. 364". archives.paris.fr. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Birth certificate of Geneviève-Isabelle-Charlotte-Harlette-Catherine-Raymonde Gregh on the Archives de Paris 16e website, June 17, 1904, view 10/31, act n° 709". archives.paris.fr. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Ouvrières des lettres: Les Romancières dans la production de la littérature de masse de la première moitié du XXe siècle". 2022-06-23. Archived from the original on 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Ascain, Claude (1895–1957).
- ^ "Dictionnaire du roman populaire francophone". fabula.org. 2007-11-07. Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Dossier on the Léonore database". www.culture.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Prix Archon-Despérouses | Académie française". www.academie-francaise.fr. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Le petit Dauphiné" (PDF). memoireetactualite.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Invocation". www.biblisem.net. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Harlette Hayem-Gregh". www.biblisem.net. Retrieved 2023-11-07.