She and her four sisters — Marie, Annette, Yvonne and Émilie — quickly gained fame worldwide after their birth in Corbeil, Ontario, on May 28, 1934 Cécile was described in her obituary as “a symbol of ...
On their fourth birthday, May 28 1938, the fast-growing quintuplets receive ice cream cones as a special added treat. Left to right: Emilie, Annette, Marie, Cécile and Yvonne - Bettmann Archive Cécile ...
The Dionnes, the first quints known to have survived infancy, became a global sensation and prey for the greedy. And Cécile came to resent it all. Only one of the five now survives. By Jane Gross ...
Dionne died at a hospital in Montreal on Monday, July 28, according to a family spokesperson Cécile Dionne, one of the famous Dionne quintuplets, has died at the age of 91 She and her four sisters — ...
Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Émilie and Marie Dionne spent most of their childhoods in an Ontario compound known as Quintland. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons In the early morning hours of May 28, ...
The Dionne quintuplets also appeared in ads for dozens of products - Heinz ketchup, Quaker oats, Lifesavers candy, Palmolive soap, Lysol, typewriters, bread, ice cream, sanitized mattress covers.
Cécile Dionne died at a hospital in Montreal on Monday, July 28, according to a family spokesperson Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The New York Times Cécile Dionne, one of the famous Dionne quintuplets, has ...