Françoise Loranger (June 18, 1913 – April 5, 1995) was a

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, theatrical writer and feminist. She was born in Saint-Hilaire.

Biography

Loranger left school at the age of 15, there being no public education provision in

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for girls at the time. At the age of 17 she was writing short fiction for the magazine ''Revue Populaire''. She started writing radio scripts in 1938, often collaborating with the poet, novelist and playwright

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. In 1949 she published her first novel, ''Mathieu'', which was a success with critics and the public. In the 1950s and 1960s she wrote many TV dramas, notably the series ''

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'' (1961–62). In 1965 she turned her attention to the

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with the play ''Une maison … un jour'', which toured

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. She won the

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with ''Encore cinq minutes'' in the

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"poetry or drama" section. Loranger died in

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Selected works

* ''Mathieu'' (1949)

Theatre

* ''Une maison … un jour'' (1963) * ''Encore cinq minutes'' (1966) * ''Double jeu'' (1967) * ''Le chemin du roy en collaboration avec Claude Levac'' (1967-1978) * ''Médium saignant'' (1969) * ''Jour après jour'' (1971) * ''Un si bel automne'' (1971) * ''La dame de cent ans '' (1995)

TV

* ''Georges … oh! Georges ou Jour après Jour'' (1958) * ''La dame de cent ans '' (1978) * ''

'' (1993)

References

External links

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Canadian Encyclopedia
1913 births 1995 deaths Canadian women dramatists and playwrights Canadian feminists 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Canadian women writers Canadian dramatists and playwrights in French Writers from Quebec {{Canada-playwright-stub