Émilie Dionne (1934-1954) - Find a Grave Memorial

Folk Figure. She was one of the five Dionne Quintuplets, who became famous after being the first known quintuplets to all survive infancy. Born to poor farmers, after the births there was great concern that they would not survive. However, all of their conditions improved. After a short time the 5 girls were taken from their parents and guardianship was given to the Ontario Government, who exploited them as tourist attractions when it was realized that public interest in them was vast. They were visited by millions of people. They were eventually returned to their parents' custody. They were used as models for many name brand products and were the subjects of films and documentaries. Including "The Country Doctor" (1936), "Reunion" (1936), "Going on Two" (1936), "Quintupland" (1938), "Five Of A Kind" (1938), "Unusual Occupations" (1942), "Year Of Siege" (1962) and "The Dionne Quintuplets" (1978). They wrote several books and in 1998 they sued the Ontario Government and were awarded $4 million in damages.

Bio by: The Silent Forgotten