Alice Munro vs Yves Saint Laurent
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Yves Saint Laurent (1936–2008) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 72 years, from 1936 to 2008.
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Alice Munro (1931–2024)
- — Born in Wingham, Ontario Verified
- — Studied English and journalism at the University of Western Ontario Verified
- — Married James Munro and moved to Vancouver Verified
- — Moved to Victoria, British Columbia, and opened Munro's Books Verified
- — Published Dance of the Happy Shades Verified
- — Published Lives of Girls and Women Verified
- — Divorced James Munro and returned to Ontario Verified
- — Awarded the Man Booker International Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Port Hope, Ontario Verified
Yves Saint Laurent (1936–2008)
- — Born in Oran, French Algeria Verified
- — Won the International Wool Secretariat design competition Verified
- — Joined the House of Dior Verified
- — Became head designer at Dior Verified
- — Founded the House of Yves Saint Laurent Verified
- — Introduced Le Smoking tuxedo suit for women Verified
- — Launched the Rive Gauche ready-to-wear line Verified
- — Held a retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Verified
- — Retired from fashion Verified
- — Died in Paris, France Verified