Dionne, Yvonne (1934–2001)

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Dionne, Yvonne (1934–2001)

One of the Dionne Quintuplets. Pronunciation: DEE-yon or DEE-yown. Born Marie Edwilda Yvonne Dionne, May 28, 1934, in Corbeil, in Northern Ontario, Canada; died of cancer in Montreal, June 23, 2001; dau. of Oliva and Elzire (Legros) Dionne; graduated as a nurse from the Hôpital Notre Dame de l'Esperance, Montreal, around 1956; joined 3 different convents.

One of Canada's celebrated quints.

See also autobiography (with sisters and Jean Yves-Soucy) The Dionne Quintuplets: Family Secrets (Canada, 1995); CBC documentary, The Dionne Quintuplets; and Women in World History.

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