Jean Palardy

Jean Palardy (1905 – November 28, 1991) was a French-Canadian painter, art historian, ethnologist and filmmaker.

Biography Born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Palardy moved with his family to Canada as a child in 1908, one of eight children. He was educated at Collège Saint-Laurent and the séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse, before studying at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal.

He was responsible for the interior design of the in Quebec's Laurentian region in 1939. In 1975, he started restorations on the Jacques Cartier house. He also consulted for number of museums including the château Ramezay, McCord Museum, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and the David M. Stewart Museum. and elsewhere.

Filmography as director 1947 - 1949 - The Rising Tide 1951 - Oyster Man 1951 - The Wind-Swept Isles (Îles-de-la-Madeleine) 1952 - The Bird Fancier (L'Homme aux oiseaux) 1954 - Sorel 1954 - Bush Doctor 1954 - Artist in Montreal (On the Spot series) 1955 - Two Countries, One Street 1955 - Soirée de chantiers 1955 - The Lumberjack 1955 - Eye Witness No. 71 1955 - Chantier coopératif 1956 - Designed for Living 1956 - Agronomy 1957 - Carnival in Quebec 1958 - Trans Canada Summer 1959 - Correlieu

as screenwriter 1949 1954 Sorel 1954 Bush Doctor 1955 Soirée de chantiers

as cinematographer 1955 Soirée de chantiers 1955 Eye Witness No. 71

as producer 1955 Soirée de chantiers

Honours Officer, Order of Canada (1967) Certificate of merit, Canadian Historical Association (1975) Grand Officier, National Order of Quebec (1992, posthumously)