Marcel Lefebvre (26 October 1941 – 26 November 2022) was a Canadian screenwriter, composer, author, and artist. In 2007, he was awarded the
Prix Luc Plamondon for his work as a lyricist.
Biography
In his 50-year career, Lefebvre entered into many different fields of the arts, such as teaching, philosophy, music, painting, and writing for the stage and for film. He was known for writing songs for the likes of
Jean Lapointe,
Diane Dufresne,
Ginette Reno,
Renée Martel
Renée Martel (26 June 1947 – 18 December 2021) was a French Canadian
French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the twentieth century; french: Canadiens français, ; feminine form: , ), or Franco-Canadians (french: Franco- ...
,
Renée Claude,
Donald Lautrec
Donald Lautrec (born Donald Bourgeois, July 13, 1940 in Jonquière, Quebec) is a Canadian (Quebec) singer and actor.
Career
With a friend in 1957, Lautrec created the acrobatic duo, ''Don and Lee'', which performed on trampolines throughout Cana ...
,
Pierre Lalonde
Pierre Lalonde (January 20, 1941 – June 21, 2016) was a Canadian singer and television host.
The son of Jean Lalonde, a popular singer in the 1940s, Lalonde attended high school in the United States but returned to Canada in 1960, where he wo ...
,
Roch Voisine,
Martin Deschamps
Martin Deschamps (born June 23, 1970) is a Canadian rock singer from Quebec. He records and performs both as a solo artist and as the lead vocalist for the reunited Offenbach.
Young age
Deschamps was born with congenital deformities of all fou ...
, and others. He also wrote songs for advertising agencies, which appeared in the ads of many well-known corporations.
Lefebvre died on 26 November 2022, at the age of 81.
Awards
*Honorable mention for the
Prix Gémeaux
The Prix Gémeaux () or Gémeaux Awards honour achievements in Canadian television and digital media that is broadcast in French. It has been sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1987. Introduced as a French-language equ ...
(1991)
*Classiques de la Socan (1995, 2012, 2013)
*Prix Luc Plamondon (2007)
Screenplays
*''Un enfant comme les autres...'' (1972)
*''
The Rebels'' (1972)
*''
There's Always a Way to Find a Way'' (1973)
*''Mustang'' (1975)
Books
*''Les Amants de 1837'' (2011)
*''La Rebelle et le Yankee'' (2013)
References
External links
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1941 births
2022 deaths
French Quebecers
Canadian film score composers
Canadian male screenwriters
Canadian male songwriters
Writers from Quebec City