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Jacques Languirand
Jacques Languirand in 2009
Born	(1931-05-01)May 1, 1931 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	January 26, 2018(2018-01-26) (aged 86) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	Communicator
Years active	1949–2018

Jacques Languirand, OC (May 1, 1931 – January 26, 2018) was a Canadian radio host, writer, actor and director.

He hosted the same radio show, Par 4 chemins on Radio-Canada, for 42 years. He was awarded the C.M. ( Member of the Order of Canada) on December 21, 1987, and the O.C. ( Officer of the Order of Canada) on May 8, 2003, for his services to communications in Canada. ^[1]

In 2012, audiences saw him as the lead actor of Martin Villeneuve's Mars et Avril, a science fiction film based on the graphic novels of the same name. ^{[2] [3]}

He was the father of Pascal Languirand, best known as the leader and founder of synthpop band Trans-X.

Awards

• 1956: Sir Barry Jackson Award for Les Insolites
• 1956: Laflèche Award for Le Dictionnaire insolite
• 1962: Governor General's Award for Les Insolites and Les Violons de l’automne
• 1968: Commonwealth Arts Festival Award for Klondyke
• 1978: The Librarian Award for La Voie initiatique
• 1987: Member of the Order of Canada
• 1998: Award from Quebec's Philosophers Company
• 1998: Year's best communicator from The International Association of Communication Professionals
• 2001: Special Jury's Award of the Onassis Foundation for Faust et les radicaux libres.
• 2002: Honoris Causa Doctorate from McGill University
• 2003: Officer of the Order of Canada
• 2004: Knight of National Order of Quebec
• 2004: Georges-Émile-Lapalme Award for exceptional use of the French language
• 2006: 31st member of the Phoenix Circle for the environnement
• 2006: Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts
• 2008: Knight of the Pléiade Order, Francophonie Order and Dialogue of cultures
• 2009: Member of the Monique-Fitz-back Circle

Bibliography

Theatre plays

• 1956: Les Insolites
• 1956: Le Roi ivre
• 1957: Les Grands Départs
• 1957: Le Gibet
• 1958: Diogène
• 1960: Les Violons de l'automne
• 1962: Les Cloisons
• 1963: Klondyke
• 1966-1970: Man Inc.
• 2001: Faust et les radicaux libres
• 2012: Feedback

Opera

• 1966: Louis Riel

Essays

• 1960: J'ai découvert Tahiti et les îles du bonheur
• 1962: Le Dictionnaire insolite
• 1972: De McLuhan à Pythagore
• 1978: La Voie initiatique : le sens caché de la vie
• 1979: Vivre sa vie (adapted from the TV series)
• 1980: Mater materia
• 1981: Vivre ici maintenant (adapted from the TV series)
• 1984: Réincarnation et karma (in collaboration with Placide Gaboury)
• 1987: Prévenir le burn-out (also published under the title Vaincre le mal-être by Albin Michel)
• 1989: A comme Aubergine : 108 recettes sans viande (in collaboration with Yolande Languirand)
• 1989-1991: Par 4 chemins (adapted from the radio show)
• 1998: Les Voyages de Languirand ou le journal de Prospéro
• 2001: Presque tout Languirand – Théâtre
• 2008: Le Dieu cosmique : À la recherche du Dieu d'Einstein (in collaboration with Jean Proulx)
• 2009: L’héritage spirituel amérindien. Le grand mystère (in collaboration with Jean Proulx)

Novel

• 1963: Tout compte fait

Filmography

• 1968: Kid Sentiment
• 1994: A Hero's Life (La Vie d'un héros) ... Monsieur le juge
• 1997: J'en suis! ... Igor de Lonsdale
• 1998: Le Lépidoptère (short film) ... Voice On The Radio (voice)
• 1999: The Big Snake of the World (Le Grand serpent du monde)
• 2002: Alice's Odyssey ... Père Noël
• 2007: La chambre bleue (short film) ... Narrator (voice)
• 2012: Mars and April (Mars et Avril) ... Jacob Obus

Television

• 1957: Le Colombier (TV series) ... Le mari de Grandmont
• 1997-2000: La Boîte à Lunch ... Grand-papa
• 2004-2007: Le Rebut Global ... Le philosophe
• 2011-2012: "Les Repères de Languirand" ... Host

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jacques Languirand.

• Les repères de Languirand
• Par 4 chemins' official site
• Radio-Canada's site for Par 4 chemins
• Interviews and references on Stéphan Bureau's site: Contact
• Analysis of Languirand's biography
• Les 4 chemins de Jacques Languirand, Jacques Bouchard's radio show
• Fiche sur L'île, Quebec's writers infocenter
• Jacques Languirand at IMDb