Born in Versailles, France Véronique F. Courtois graduated from the Sorbonne- Nouvelle (Paris III) and Boston University. She has been teaching French film, culture and language for more than thirty years in the United States and France. She is also the founder of Casque d'Or Films, a Los Angeles-based film production and distribution company. Besides writing French readers and screenplays, she is also currently training as a bakerand pastry-maker.