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 The Order of Canada () is a Canadian state order, national order and the second-highest Award, honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the Canadian Centennial, ce ...

) on December 21, 1987, and the O.C. (

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) on May 8, 2003, for his services to communications in Canada. In 2012, audiences saw him as the lead actor of Martin Villeneuve's '' Mars et Avril'', a

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

film based on the graphic novels of the same name.''Mars and April'' // ''Mars & Avril''
review from ''

Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...

'', July 16, 2012 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:

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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:

* 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

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for ''Faust et les radicaux libres''. * 2002:

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Doctorate from

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* 2003:

* 2004: Knight of

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* 2004: Georges-Émile-Lapalme Award for exceptional use of the French language * 2006: 31st member of the Phoenix Circle for the environnement * 2006:

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, 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

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) * 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! ''Heads or Tails'' () is a 1997 Quebec comedy film directed by Claude Fournier (filmmaker), Claude Fournier and starring Roy Dupuis and Patrick Huard.Bill Brownstein, "Lusty cheers for J'en Suis!". ''Montreal Gazette'', March 15, 1997. Synopsis I ...

'' ... 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 ''Alice's Odyssey'' () is a Canadian family comedy fantasy film, directed by Denise Filiatrault and released in 2002. The film stars Sophie Lorain as Alice Tremblay, a single mother who becomes drawn into the fairy tale that she is reading to he ...

'' ... 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

Les repères de Languirand

''Par 4 chemins official site

* Interviews and references on Stéphan Bureau's site
Contact

Analysis of Languirand's biography

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