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Jean-Claude Germain

1939 – 2025

Playwright working in Quebec

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Lived 1939 – 2025 (aged 85). Jean-Claude Germain was a Canadian journalist, playwright, writer, historian and stage actor.

Jean-Claude Germain (18 June 1939 – 24 April 2025) was a Canadian playwright, author, journalist and historian.

Life and career Germain contributed to Le Petit Journal, to Victor-Lévy Beaulieu's Dimensions magazine and to Maclean's Magazine, and was the senior editor to Le Québec littéraire. He wrote a monthly column in l'aut'journal. In 1969 he founded the company Le Théâtre du Même Nom which became the Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui of which he became the director in 1972. He also taught at the National Theatre School of Canada.

He was married to Nicole Leblanc until her death in May 2017.

Germain died on 24 April 2025, at the age of 85.

Published works Le roi des mises à bas prix (1972) Diguidi, diguidi, ha! ha! ha! Si les Sansoucis s'en soucient, ces Sansoucis-ci s'en soucieront-ils? Bien parler, c'est se respecter! (1972) Les tourtereaux : ou, La vieillesse frappe à l'aube (1974) Les sportifs et le droit (1975) Les hauts et les bas de la vie d' une diva Sarah Ménard par aux-mêmes : une monologuerie bouffe (1976) Un pays dont la devise est je m'oublie : théâtre (1976) Les faux brillants de Félix-Gabriel Marchand : paraphrase (1977) Seguro dos desportistas contra os riscos de acidentes (1978) L'école des rêves : théâtre (1979) Mamours et conjugat : scènes de la vie amoureuse québécoise : théâtre (1979) Les nuits de l'Indiva : une mascapade (1983) A Canadian play/une plaie canadienne : théâtre (1983) Le Feuilleton de Montréal (1994) Le miroir aux tartuffes : un charivari québécois : théâtre (1998) De tous les plaisirs, lire est le plus fou (2001) Rue Fabre, centre de l'univers : historiettes de mon jeune âge (2007)

Awards 2001: Order of La Pléiade

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Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec; Prix Patriote de l’année; Fleury-Mesplet Price; Order of La Pléiade

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jean-Claude Germain?

playwright working in Quebec

When was Jean-Claude Germain born?

Jean-Claude Germain was born on 18 June 1939 in Montreal.

When did Jean-Claude Germain die?

Jean-Claude Germain died on 24 April 2025 in Magog.

What was Jean-Claude Germain's occupation?

Jean-Claude Germain was a journalist, playwright, writer, historian and stage actor.

What nationality was Jean-Claude Germain?

Jean-Claude Germain was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Germain

· Wikidata: Q3164999

· DBpedia: Jean-Claude Germain

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