▁in ▁Montreal ▁and ▁began ▁writing ▁by ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eleven . ▁Mail let ▁began ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁journal ism ▁and , ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁was ▁a ▁correspond ent ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Europe . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo - American ▁Press ▁Association ▁of ▁Paris ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁magazine ▁Am érique ▁française . ▁She ▁wrote ▁for ▁Ph oto - J ournal ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁column ist ▁for ▁the ▁Pet it ▁Journal ▁which ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁her ▁father . ▁Mail let ▁founded ▁the ▁French - Can ad ian ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁P EN ▁club . ▁She ▁ran ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁R ass emble ment ▁pour ▁l ' Ind ép endance ▁N ationale ▁in ▁the ▁West mount ▁provincial ▁r iding ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁placing ▁fourth . ▁ ▁Mail let ▁married ▁Lo yd ▁Ham lyn ▁Hob den . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁Prix ▁Ath an ase - David . ▁Mail let ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁des ▁let tres ▁du ▁Québec ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Grand ▁Officer ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Order ▁of ▁Quebec . ▁ ▁She ▁died