Jean Gascon
Jean Gascon | |
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Died | April 13, 1988 | (aged 67)
Resting place | Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery |
Jean Gascon CC (December 21, 1920 – April 13, 1988) was a Canadian opera director, actor, and administrator.
Career
Originally bent on a career in medicine, Gascon abandoned it for the stage after considerable work with amateur groups in Montreal. A scholarship in 1946 from the Government of France enabled him to study dramatic art in Paris. He studied with Ludmilla Pitoëff.[1]
After returning to Canada in 1951, he co-founded Montreal's
Between 1960 and 1963, he was founding Administrative Director of the National Theatre School of Canada[1] and was awarded the Canadian Drama Award, the Prix Victor Dore.
In 1963 he returned to Stratford to direct
Gascon's career in the Canadian theatre as a
As an actor in both English and French languages, his credits include such noteworthy portrayals as Richard in Richard II, and the Captain in Dance of Death.[6]
He was the French/Indian Batise in the 1970 movie
Personal life
He was the brother of actor Gabriel Gascon and filmmaker Gilles Gascon.
Gascon died of a heart attack in 1988 in Stratford, Ontario[1] and was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.[7]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1970 | A Man Called Horse | Batise | |
1976 | The Absence (L'Absence) | Paul | |
1980 | Cordélia | Juge Wurtele | |
1980 | The Lucky Star | The Priest | |
1988 | Straight for the Heart (À corps perdu) | (final film role) |
Honours
- In 1967, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1975.
- In 1985, he was awarded the Quebec government's Prix Denise-Pelletier.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Jean Gascon". .northernstars.ca. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Jean Gascon acting & directing credits". Stratford Festival Archives. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia - Gascon, Jean". www.canadiantheatre.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ Gascon, Jean Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine in The Canadian Encyclopedia
- .
- ^ Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société (in French). Montreal: Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.
External links
- Jean Gascon at IMDb
- Jean Gascon at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jean Gascon at the Internet Off-Broadway Database