Georges Chaulet


Georges Chaulet was a French writer most famous for the series Fantômette, a series he created in 1961. His books were destined for young readers and Fantômette featured a female superhero for the first time in French literature. He is also the author of Les 4 As, a series created in 1957. He also released Le Petit Lion children's book series.

Career

Chaulet's father was an engineer, and his mother a shopkeeper. The family settled in 1936 in Antony, France. After his baccalaureate, Georges Chaulet continued studying architecture at École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. From 1952 to 1954, he served in the French Army in Germany. Then he returned to Antony, where he worked in the family coffee business with his parents, at the same time starting to write as an author. He would stay in Antony most of the time.
In 1957, Georges Chaulet proposed his first series, Les 4 As, to Hachette, one of France biggest publishers. But Hachette refused to publish it, having just bought the rights to all of Enid Blyton's novels, most notably The Famous Five. Eventually Casterman, another major French publisher, published Chaulet's work. There were six books in the series, followed by 43 volumes as a comics series narrated by Chaulet and drawn by François Craenhals. The series was the basis of the Belgian illustrated novel Les 4 As au collège by Chaulet and Craenhals, first published in 1962. The novel was published by Casterman in the Relais series.
Strengthened by the success of Les 4 As, George Chaulet then proposed a new series titled Fantômette to Hachette, and this time the publishing house accepted. Forty-nine volumes of Fantômette were published from 1961 to 1987 in the Bibliothèque rose series. The Fantomette books were aimed at eight- to twelve-year-old girls. There are 52 books in the series. It also resulted in a comic book series by François Craenhals, and a 1993 live-action TV series starring Katia Sourzac and a cartoon series in 1998. In 2006, to celebrate the 150 years of the "Bibliothèque rose", and after an eighteen-year absence, Georges Chaulet wrote a new adventure of his favorite heroïne titled Le Retour de Fantômette.
Chaulet also authored Le Petit Lion, a series of 13 children books inspired by the TV series of the same title. The books were published between 1968 and 1979 on Hachette in the collection series Bibliothèque rose.
Chaulet died on 13 October 2012, having written more than one hundred and fifty books for youth in the course of his career.

Publications

''Les 4 As'' series

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  1. 1957: Le Fantôme de Campaville
  2. 1958: Les 4 As font du cinéma
  3. 1959: Les 4 As et Picasso
  4. 1961: Les 4 As et le Serpent de mer
  5. 1962: Les 4 As et le Secret du donjon
  6. 1962: Les 4 As au collège
;Comics
  1. 1964: Les 4 As et le Serpent de mer
  2. 1964: Les 4 As et l'Aéroglisseur
  3. 1964: Les 4 As et la Vache sacrée
  4. 1965: Les 4 As et le Visiteur de minuit
  5. 1966: Les 4 As et le Couroucou
  6. 1967: Les 4 As et la Coupe d'or
  7. 1968: Les 4 As et le Dragon des neiges
  8. 1969: Les 4 As et le Rallye olympique
  9. 1970: Les 4 As et l'Île du Robinson
  10. 1971: Les 4 As et le Tyran
  11. 1973: Les 4 As et la Ruée vers l'or
  12. 1974: Les 4 As et le Picasso volé
  13. 1975: Les 4 As et la Bombe F
  14. 1976: Les 4 As et la Saucisse volante
  15. 1977: Les 4 As et le Gang des chapeaux blancs
  16. 1978: Les 4 As et le Vaisseau fantôme
  17. 1979: Les 4 As et le Diamant bleu
  18. 1980: Les 4 As et la Licorne
  19. 1981: Les 4 As et l'Iceberg
  20. 1982: Les 4 As et le Château maléfique
  21. 1983: Les 4 As et le Trésor des Tsars
  22. 1984: Les 4 As et le Hold-up de la Big Bank
  23. 1985: Les 4 As et le Magicien
  24. 1987: Les 4 As et le Secret de la montagne
  25. 1988: Les 4 As et la Déesse des mers
  26. 1989: Les 4 As et la Navette spatiale
  27. 1990: Les 4 As et le Requin géant
  28. 1991: Les 4 As et l'Empire caché
  29. 1992: Les 4 As et le Mystère de la jungle
  30. 1993: Les 4 As et les Extraterrestres
  31. 1994: Les 4 As et le Fantôme du mont Saint-Michel
  32. 1995: Les 4 As et le Robot vandale
  33. 1996: Les 4 As et l'Atlantide
  34. 1997: Les 4 As et les Sorcières
  35. 1998: Les 4 As et les Dinosaures
  36. 1999: Les 4 As et la Momie
  37. 2000: Les 4 As et les Fantômes
  38. 2001: Les 4 As et le Monstre des océans
  39. 2002: Les 4 As et Halloween
  40. 2003: Les 4 As et le Loup de Tasmanie
  41. 2004: Les 4 As et le Grand Suprême
  42. 2005: Mission Mars
  43. 2007: La Balade des 4 As

    ''[Fantômette]'' series

  44. 1961 : Les Exploits de Fantômette
  45. 1962 : Fantômette contre le hibou
  46. 1963 : Fantômette contre le géant
  47. 1963 : Fantômette au carnaval
  48. 1964 : Fantômette et l'Île de la sorcière
  49. 1964 : Fantômette contre Fantômette
  50. 1965 : Pas de vacances pour Fantômette
  51. 1966 : Fantômette et la Télévision
  52. 1966 : Opération Fantômette
  53. 1967 : Les Sept Fantômettes
  54. 1967 : Fantômette et la Dent du Diable
  55. 1968 : Fantômette et son prince
  56. 1968 : Fantômette et le Brigand
  57. 1969 : Fantômette et la Lampe merveilleuse
  58. 1970 : Fantômette chez le roi
  59. 1970 : Fantômette et le Trésor du pharaon
  60. 1971 : Fantômette et la Maison hantée
  61. 1971 : Fantômette à la Mer de sable
  62. 1971 : Fantômette contre la Main Jaune
  63. 1972 : Fantômette viendra ce soir
  64. 1972 : Fantômette dans le piège
  65. 1973 : Fantômette et le Secret du désert
  66. 1973 : Fantômette et le Masque d'argent
  67. 1973 : Fantômette chez les corsaires
  68. 1974 : Fantômette contre Charlemagne
  69. 1974 : Fantômette et la Grosse Bête
  70. 1974 : Fantômette et le Palais sous la mer
  71. 1975 : Fantômette contre Diabola
  72. 1975 : Appelez Fantômette!
  73. 1975 : Olé, Fantômette!
  74. 1976 : Fantômette brise la glace
  75. 1976 : Les Carnets de Fantômette
  76. 1977 : C'est quelqu'un, Fantômette!
  77. 1977 : Fantômette dans l'espace
  78. 1977 : Fantômette fait tout sauter
  79. 1978 : Fantastique Fantômette
  80. 1978 : Fantômette et les 40 Milliards
  81. 1979 : L'Almanach de Fantômette
  82. 1979 : Fantômette en plein mystère
  83. 1979 : Fantômette et le Mystère de la tour
  84. 1980 : Fantômette et le Dragon d'or
  85. 1981 : Fantômette contre Satanix
  86. 1982 : Fantômette et la Couronne
  87. 1982 : Mission impossible pour Fantômette
  88. 1983 : Fantômette en danger
  89. 1984 : Fantômette et le Château mystérieux
  90. 1984 : Fantômette ouvre l'œil
  91. 1985 : Fantômette s'envole
  92. 1987 : C'est toi Fantômette!
  93. 2006 : Le Retour de Fantômette
  94. 2007 : Fantômette a la main verte
  95. 2009 : Fantômette et le Magicien
Plus: Hors-Série : Les Secrets de Fantômette

''Le Petit Lion'' series

  1. 1968 : Le Petit Lion premier ministre — Illustrations by Pierre Leroy, coll. Nouvelle Bibliothèque rose No. 295
  2. 1969 : Le Petit Lion et la Source enchantée — Illustrations by Pierre Leroy, Nouvelle Bibliothèque rose No 318
  3. 1969 : Le Petit Lion se fâche — Illustrations by Pierre Leroy, Nouvelle Bibliothèque rose No 328
  4. 1970 : Le Petit Lion astronaute — Illustrations by Pierre Leroy, Nouvelle Bibliothèque rose No 338
  5. 1970 : Le Petit Lion va se marier — Illustrations by Jeanne Hives, Nouvelle Bibliothèque rose No 363
  6. 1971 : Le Petit Lion dans la tempête — Illustrations by Jeanne Hives, Nouvelle Bibliothèque rose No 389
  7. 1972 : Le Petit Lion tourne un grand film — Illustrations by Jean Sidobre
  8. 1973 : Le Petit Lion à l’école — Illustrations by Jeanne Hives
  9. 1974 : Le Petit Lion inventeur — Illustrations by Jeanne Hives
  10. 1975 : Le Petit Lion cow-boy — Illustrations by Jeanne Hives
  11. 1975 : Le Petit Lion grand chasseur — Illustrations by Jeanne Hives
  12. 1976 : Le Petit Lion au palais des merveilles — Illustrations by Jeanne Hives
  13. 1979 : Le Petit Lion et les Sept Pingouins — Illustrations by Jeanne Bazin

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