A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Born:
November 27, 1933
Jacques Godbout, OC, CQ (born November 27, 1933) is a Canadian novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet. By his own admission a bit of a dabbler (touche-à-tout), Godbout has become one of the most important writers of his generation, with a major influence on post-1960 Quebec intellectual life. Born in Montreal, Quebec, after studies at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and the Université de Montréal, Godbout taught French in Ethiopia before joining the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as producer and scriptwriter in 1958. He was active during Quebec's Quiet Revolution during which time he wrote a number of penetrating essays, the most important of which were collected in Le Réformiste (1975) and Le Murmure marchand (1984). Godbout was a co-founder of Liberté (1959), the Mouvement laïque de la langue française (1962) and the Union des écrivains Québécois (1977). Godbout's films include four full-length features and more than 15 documentaries. He has also written nine novels for adults and two for children. Godbout currently writes a monthly column in the Quebec newsmagazine L'actualité. Godbout lives in Outremont, a former city now in Montreal. He is the grand-nephew of former Quebec Premier Adélard Godbout. Godbout's novel Une histoire américaine (1986) was chosen for inclusion in the French version of Canada Reads, broadcast on Radio-Canada in 2004, where it was championed by trade-union activist and professor Gérald Larose. On June 30, 2016, Godbout was made an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General David Johnston for "his significant contributions to the literary arts and critical thinking for more than half a century." His other awards and recognition include: Chevalier of the National Order of Quebec; Ludger-Duvernay Prize (1973); Awarded the 2007 Prix Maurice Genevoix for La concierge du Panthéon; Nominated for a 1997 Governor General's Award for children's literature for Une leçon de chasse; Winner of the Quebec government's Prix Athanase-David in 1985; Prix Belgique-Canada (1978); Winner of the 1967 Governor General's Award for Fiction for Salut Galarneau. Source: Article "Jacques Godbout" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Director:
1962 Paul-Émile Borduas (1905-1960)
1962 Strangers for the Day
1964 Fabienne sans son Jules
1964 Huit témoins
1966 YUL 871
1967 Vivre sa ville
1968 Kid Sentiment
1972 IXE-13
1974 Les « troubbes » de Johnny
1975 The Mob
1978 Derrière l'image
1979 Feu l'objectivité
1979 Two Episodes from the Life of Hubert Aquin
1982 Un monologue Nord-Sud
1987 Last Resort
1988 Alias Will James
1990 Pour l'amour du stress
1992 The Black Sheep
1994 L'affaire Norman William
1997 The Fate of America
2000 Anne Hébert, 1916-2000
2000 Traitor or Patriot
2003 Les héritiers du mouton noir
???? Comme en Californie
Editor:
1962 Paul-Émile Borduas (1905-1960)
1962 September Five at Saint-Henri
1962 Strangers for the Day
1964 Fabienne sans son Jules
1964 Huit témoins
1966 YUL 871
1967 Vivre sa ville
1968 Kid Sentiment
1972 IXE-13
1974 Les « troubbes » de Johnny
1975 The Mob
1978 Derrière l'image
1979 Feu l'objectivité
1979 Two Episodes from the Life of Hubert Aquin
1982 Un monologue Nord-Sud
1987 Last Resort
1988 Alias Will James
1990 Pour l'amour du stress
1992 The Black Sheep
1994 L'affaire Norman William
1997 The Fate of America
2000 Anne Hébert, 1916-2000
2000 Traitor or Patriot
2003 Les héritiers du mouton noir
???? Comme en Californie
Script Consultant:
1962 Paul-Émile Borduas (1905-1960)
1962 September Five at Saint-Henri
1962 Strangers for the Day
1964 Fabienne sans son Jules
1964 Huit témoins
1966 YUL 871
1967 Urbanissimo
1967 Vivre sa ville
1968 Kid Sentiment
1972 IXE-13
1974 Les « troubbes » de Johnny
1975 The Mob
1978 Derrière l'image
1979 Feu l'objectivité
1979 Two Episodes from the Life of Hubert Aquin
1982 Un monologue Nord-Sud
1987 Last Resort
1988 Alias Will James
1990 Pour l'amour du stress
1992 The Black Sheep
1994 L'affaire Norman William
1997 The Fate of America
2000 Anne Hébert, 1916-2000
2000 Traitor or Patriot
2003 Les héritiers du mouton noir
???? Comme en Californie
Writer:
1962 Paul-Émile Borduas (1905-1960)
1962 September Five at Saint-Henri
1962 Strangers for the Day
1964 Fabienne sans son Jules
1964 Huit témoins
1966 YUL 871
1967 Urbanissimo
1967 Vivre sa ville
1968 Kid Sentiment
1972 IXE-13
1974 Les « troubbes » de Johnny
1975 The Mob
1978 Derrière l'image
1979 Feu l'objectivité
1979 Two Episodes from the Life of Hubert Aquin
1982 Un monologue Nord-Sud
1987 Last Resort
1988 Alias Will James
1990 Pour l'amour du stress
1992 The Black Sheep
1994 L'affaire Norman William
1997 The Fate of America
2000 Anne Hébert, 1916-2000
2000 Traitor or Patriot
2003 Les héritiers du mouton noir
???? Comme en Californie
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