Gérard Bonal (18 April 1941 – 13 June 2022) was a French writer and biographer.[1]
Biography
A former journalist with Réalités and GEO, Bonal became a writer. He specialized in the works of
Colette, founding the magazine Les Cahiers Colette in 1975. He devoted several works to the author, such as Colette intime.[2] In 1995, he wrote his first play, Colette Music-Hall, presented at the
Théâtre de la Huchette. He wrote the script for two documentaries as well: Colette, premier portrait (1995) and J'appartiens à un pays que j'ai quitté (2004). He served as president of the Société des amis de Colette and was vice-president of the association "La Maison de Colette".
Gérard Bonal died on 13 June 2022 at the age of 81.[3]