Gilbert Delahaye
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Gilbert Delahaye | |
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| Born | 19 March 1923 Franqueville-Saint-Pierre, France |
| Died | 6 December 1997 (aged 74) |
Gilbert Delahaye (19 March 1923 – 6 December 1997) was a Belgian author. He is best known for the Martine books, a series of illustrated children's stories he prepared with artist Marcel Marlier.
In popular culture
[edit | edit source]His book, Martine à la ferme, appears in the 2002 French film, L'Auberge espagnole. A principal character in the film (Audrey Tautou) states that she was named after Delahaye's Martine.