Jean Desprez
Jean Desprez (born Laurette Larocque[1] September 1, 1906; died Montreal, January 27, 1965), was a comedian, journalist, writer, and director in radio and television. She was known as a Quebecois radio personality[2] and dramatist.[3]
Desprez created the Canadian soap opera Jeunesse Dorée, a particular term for affluent, bullying youth.[4] She had an early role in television in Quebec.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ BFI on a documentary concerning her
- ^ Christopher H. Sterling (March 1, 2004). Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set. Routledge. p. 451. ISBN 978-1-135-45649-8.
- ^ Denyse Baillargeon (September 15, 2014). A Brief History of Women in Quebec. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-55458-952-4.
- ^ "Radio Canada (CBC) French Network – History of Canadian Broadcasting". Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Paul Rutherford (1990). When Television was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-8020-6647-3.
External links
[edit]- Jean Desprez at IMDb
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