Françoise Loranger
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Françoise Loranger was a Canadian playwright
, radio producer
, theatrical writer and feminist. She was born in Saint-Hilaire
.
. 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 Sous le signe du lion
(1961-62). In 1965 she turned her attention to the theatre
with the play Une maison … un jour, which toured France
and Russia
. She won the 1967 Governor General's Awards
with Encore cinq minutes in the French
"poetry or drama" section.
Loranger died in Montreal
.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, radio producer
Radio producer
A radio producer oversees the making of a radio show. There are two main types of producer. An audio or creative producer and a content producer. Audio producers create sounds and audio specifically, content producers oversee and orchestrate a radio show or feature...
, theatrical writer and feminist. She was born in Saint-Hilaire
Saint-Hilaire
-People:* Augustin Saint-Hilaire , a French botanist and traveler* Caroline St-Hilaire , a Canadian politician* Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, , a French zoologist...
.
Biography
Loranger left school at the age of 15, there being no public education provision in Québec 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 Robert ChoquetteRobert Choquette
Robert Guy Choquette, was a Canadian novelist, poet and diplomat.He's the father of Nathalie Choquette.He was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, and he moved with his family to Montreal in 1914....
. 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 Sous le signe du lion
Sous le signe du lion
Sous le signe du lion is a Quebec television series comprising thirty 30-minute episodes, directed by Jean-Pierre Sénécal and broadcast in 1961. A two-season remake was broadcast in 1997 and in 2000. The original screeplay was written by Françoise Loranger. Hélène Pedneault adapted it in 1997 and...
(1961-62). In 1965 she turned her attention to the theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
with the play Une maison … un jour, which toured France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. She won the 1967 Governor General's Awards
1967 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1967 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Poetry or Drama: Alden Nowlan, Bread, Wine and Salt....
with Encore cinq minutes in the French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
"poetry or drama" section.
Loranger died in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
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)
- Sous le signe du lionSous le signe du lionSous le signe du lion is a Quebec television series comprising thirty 30-minute episodes, directed by Jean-Pierre Sénécal and broadcast in 1961. A two-season remake was broadcast in 1997 and in 2000. The original screeplay was written by Françoise Loranger. Hélène Pedneault adapted it in 1997 and...
(1993)