Alix Cléo Roubaud

Alix Cléo Roubaud (January 19, 1952 – January 28, 1983) was a Canadian photographer and writer.

Biography Alix Cléo Blanchette was born in Mexico, January 19, 1952. She was the daughter of Arthur Edward Blanchette, a diplomat, and Marcelle Montreuil, an artist. She studied architecture and psychology at the University of Ottawa. In 1972, she moved to Aix-en-Provence, France, where she pursued studies in philosophy. The move to France was also intended to help with her asthma. She began studies at Paris 8 University in 1975. In 1978, she began visiting the spa town of La Bourboule each year to aid her health. In 1979, she abandoned her studies to concentrate on her photography.

Jean Eustache produced the 1980 film Les Photos d'Alix based on her photographs.

Death and legacy Roubaud died in Paris of a pulmonary embolism at the age of 31.