Jean-Louis Roux
Jean-Louis Roux | |
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26th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec | |
In office August 8, 1996 – January 30, 1997 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor General | Roméo LeBlanc |
Premier | Lucien Bouchard |
Preceded by | Martial Asselin |
Succeeded by | Lise Thibault |
Senator for Mille Isles, Quebec | |
In office August 31, 1994 – August 8, 1996 | |
Appointed by | Jean Chrétien |
Preceded by | Solange Chaput-Rolland |
Succeeded by | Léonce Mercier |
Personal details | |
Born | Montreal, Quebec | May 18, 1923
Died | November 28, 2013 Montreal, Quebec | (aged 90)
Spouse | |
entertainer, politician | |
Jean-Louis Roux CC CQ (May 18, 1923 – November 28, 2013) was a Canadian politician, entertainer and playwright who was briefly the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.[2][3]
Biography
Born in Montreal, Quebec, he originally studied medicine at the Université de Montréal, but gave it up to pursue acting. After travelling and performing in New York City and Paris he returned to Montreal and helped create the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde and became a frequent actor in and director of its productions for the next several years. He also turned to writing and wrote successful plays, radio dramas, and television shows.
His greatest fame comes from his role on
Upon leaving the Senate he was, at age 73, the oldest person ever appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec on August 8, 1996. Controversy reemerged when pictures were found showing Roux wearing a
The controversy was widely viewed as an attempt to discredit an outspoken opponent of the Quebec sovereignty movement,[7] as well as to whitewash emerging revelations that some figures in the Quebec sovereignty movement had also expressed fascist and anti-Semitic views in the past.[8]
He later issued an apology for the swastika incident, which he described as "a medical student's mischievous desire to show off and be provocative, and in no way corresponded to any political conviction or ideology on my part,"[9] and announced his resignation as lieutenant governor on November 5, 1996.[8] He retained the office, to give Prime Minister Jean Chrétien time to find and appoint a replacement, until Lise Thibault officially succeeded him on January 30, 1997.[10]
On May 31, 1997 Roux returned to public life when the federal government appointed him to be chair of the Canada Council.
In 1971 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1987. In 1989, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. Roux received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for his lifetime contributions to Canadian theatre in 2004.[11]
He died in Montreal on November 28, 2013.[12]
Filmography
- La famille Plouffe (1953)
- Adventures in Rainbow Country (1969)
- The Pyx (1973)
- Duplessis (1978)
- Two Solitudes (1978)
- Riel (1979)
- Chocolate Eclair (Éclair au chocolat) (1979)
- Cordélia (1980)
- The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
- The Revolving Doors (Les portes tournantes) (1988)
- Salut Victor (1989)
- My Friend Max (Mon amie Max) (1994)
- Black List (Liste noire) (1995)
- The Third Miracle (1999)
- The Courage to Love (2000)
- Battle of the Brave (Nouvelle-France) (2004)
- C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
Coat of arms
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See also
References
- ^ "Enregsitrement de mariage" (in French). Ministry of Health and Social Services. October 28, 1950. Retrieved March 26, 2020 – via Institut généalogique Drouin.
- Montreal Gazette. Archived from the originalon 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ a b Jean-Louis Roux – Parliament of Canada biography
- Montreal Gazette, February 28, 2000.
- ^ "Que. Lt.-Gov. defended by deputy PM; Accused of `racist behavior'". Edmonton Journal, November 5, 1996.
- Halifax Daily News, November 5, 1996.
- ^ Montreal Gazette, November 5, 1996.
- ^ a b "Resignation of `man of honour' accepted by angry Chrétien". Windsor Star, November 6, 1996.
- ^ "Roux admits wearing swastika in 1942: Quebec's Lieutenant-Governor says actions came out of 'student's mischievous desire to show off". The Globe and Mail, November 5, 1996.
- Montreal Gazette, January 31, 1997.
- ^ "Award Recipients - Governor General's Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA)".
- ^ "L'homme de théâtre québécois Jean-Louis Roux s'est éteint". Radio-Canada, November 29, 2013.
- ^ Canadian Heraldic Authority (Volume IV), Ottawa, 2002
External links
- Jean-Louis Roux at IMDb
- Jean-Louis Roux at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jean-Louis Roux at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- An Interview with Jean Louis Roux, Legend Library, TheatreMuseumCanada