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Jean Gascon is a Actor and Electrician Canadien born on 21 december 1920 at Montreal (Canada)
Jean Gascon, CC (December 21, 1920 – April 13, 1988) was a Canadian opera director, actor, and administrator.
Originally bent on a career in medicine, Mr. 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. After returning to Canada in 1951, when he co-founded Montreal's Theatre du Nouveau Monde and became its Artistic Director, Mr. Gascon's career in the Canadian theatre as a bilingual actor and director achieved an impressive reputation. As founding Administrative
Director of the National Theatre School of Canada, he was awarded the Canadian Drama Award, the Prix Victor Dore, honorary degrees from McGill and Bishops Universities, and the Molson Award; among others. 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".
From 1968 to 1974, he was the artistic director of the Stratford Festival of Canada.
He was the French-red skin Batise in the 1970 movie A Man Called Horse.
Parmi les pièces dans lesquelles il a tenu de grands rôles, mentionnons Dom Juan, Venise sauvée, La Jalousie du barbouillé de Molière, Le Dindon de Feydeau, La Mouette, Othello et La Danse de mort. En 1967, il fut nommé officier de l'Ordre du Canada et il reçut le prix Denise-Pelletier en 1985. Il est décédé en 1988 à l'âge de 67 ans des suites d'une insuffisance cardiaque.
Il est le frère de l'acteur Gabriel Gascon et de Michelle Gascon, une artiste qui fait de la fusion de verre.
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Jean Gascon
Nationality Canada
Birth 21 december 1920 at Montreal (Canada)
Death 13 april 1988 (at 67 years) at Stratford (Canada)
Awards Molson Prize, Companion of the Order of Canada
Birth 21 december 1920 at Montreal (Canada)
Death 13 april 1988 (at 67 years) at Stratford (Canada)
Awards Molson Prize, Companion of the Order of Canada
Originally bent on a career in medicine, Mr. 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. After returning to Canada in 1951, when he co-founded Montreal's Theatre du Nouveau Monde and became its Artistic Director, Mr. Gascon's career in the Canadian theatre as a bilingual actor and director achieved an impressive reputation. As founding Administrative
Director of the National Theatre School of Canada, he was awarded the Canadian Drama Award, the Prix Victor Dore, honorary degrees from McGill and Bishops Universities, and the Molson Award; among others. 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".
From 1968 to 1974, he was the artistic director of the Stratford Festival of Canada.
He was the French-red skin Batise in the 1970 movie A Man Called Horse.
Biography
Acteur et directeur artistique montréalais, il consacra sa vie à la cause du théâtre canadien. En 1951, il fonda le Théâtre du Nouveau Monde et l'École nationale des arts. Il passa dix-neuf saisons à Stratford, dont cinq en tant que directeur artistique, où il produisit My Fair Lady. Il a ensuite été directeur théâtral au Centre national des arts à Ottawa. En 1972, sa production de There's One In Every Marriage fut présentée à Broadway. Puis en 1973, il partit en tournée en Europe et U.R.S.S. avec une production de La Mégère apprivoisée.Parmi les pièces dans lesquelles il a tenu de grands rôles, mentionnons Dom Juan, Venise sauvée, La Jalousie du barbouillé de Molière, Le Dindon de Feydeau, La Mouette, Othello et La Danse de mort. En 1967, il fut nommé officier de l'Ordre du Canada et il reçut le prix Denise-Pelletier en 1985. Il est décédé en 1988 à l'âge de 67 ans des suites d'une insuffisance cardiaque.
Il est le frère de l'acteur Gabriel Gascon et de Michelle Gascon, une artiste qui fait de la fusion de verre.
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Filmography of Jean Gascon (6 films)
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The Lucky Star (1982)
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Brett Marx, Rod Steiger, Louise Fletcher, Lou Jacobi, Jean Gascon, Pierre Gobeil
Roles The Priest
Rating61%
A young Jewish boy (Marx) who escapes from the traumas of the war-torn Netherlands by living in a fantasy world of American westerns - where good triumphs over evil and the outcast becomes a hero.
Cordélia (1980)
, 1h56Directed by Jean Beaudin
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Louise Portal, Gilbert Sicotte, Raymond Cloutier, Pierre Gobeil, Marcel Sabourin, Rolland Bédard
Rating68%
Set in a village in the 1890s, a woman (Viau) whose husband is away invites men into her home. This action offends the conservative villagers. One of the men who was invited in is found dead and the woman is suspected and judged for her immoral act rather than the crime of murder she may have committed.
L'absence (1976)
Directed by Brigitte Sauriol
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Jocelyn Bérubé, Frédérique Collin, Louisette Dussault, Jean Gascon, Monique Mercure, Guy Thauvette
Roles Paul
Lorsqu'un père revient dans la famille qu'il avait quittée plusieurs années auparavant, sa fille, maintenant jeune adulte accepte mal son retour.
A Man Called Horse (1970)
, 1h54Directed by Elliot Silverstein
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Richard Harris, Judith Anderson, James Gammon, Jean Gascon, Iron Eyes Cody, Manu Tupou
Roles Batise
Rating67%
Initially enslaved and mocked by being treated as an animal, John Morgan comes to respect his captors' culture and gain their respect. He is aided in understanding the Sioux by a captive, Baptiste, the tribe's half-breed fool, who had tried to escape and was hamstrung behind both knees.
Henry V (1965)
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Douglas Rain, Jean Gascon, Diana Leblanc, Powys Thomas
Roles Charles VI de France
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Milady (1976)
Directed by François Leterrier
Genres Drama
Actors Jacques Dufilho, Claude Giraud, Jean Martinelli, François Marthouret, Pascale de Boysson, Michel Duplaix
Roles Electrician
Rating79%
Milady est un film de François Leterrier d’après une nouvelle de Paul Morand. Jacques Dufilho, tout droit avec son air si spécial dans son uniforme, joue le rôle du commandant Gardefort, ancien écuyer du Cadre Noir de Saumur. Le commandant Gardefort aime tellement sa jument, qu’il a tant travaillée faisant corps avec elle, que sa femme finit par le quitter. N’ayant pas moyens de payer les frais du divorce, cet homme est tourmenté entre sa passion pour sa jument et son désarroi conjugal.