Maurice Proulx

Maurice Proulx (13 April 1902 – 7 June 1988) was a Québécois priest, agronomist and filmmaker.

Biography Joseph Maurice Proulx was born on 13 April 1902 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec to Fortunat Proulx, a farmer, and Gracia Blais. He was the first of sixteen children.

Proulx's parents valued education, and thus, uncharacteristically for the time period, Proulx did not work on his parents' fields and was instead sent to school. In 1915, he joined the Montmagny college for his commercial in 1915 for his commercial course, before joining the College of Saint-Anne-de-la-Pocatière in 1916 for his classical course. He obtained his diploma in 1924. He was a good student and was named room supervisor in the Agricultural School.

Proulx could read and write in English, but did not know American slang. To learn, he initially read funny papers, then started watching movies. Proulx watched every film screening of Ithaca's two movie theaters for months on end. He thus inadvertently grew impassioned with movies. Year Title 1937 En pays neufs : un documentaire sur l'Abitibi 1938 La vache canadienne 1938 Congrès eucharistique de Québec 1939 En pays pittoresque : un documentaire sur la Gaspésie 1939 Le labour Richard 1942 En pays neufs - Saint-Anne de Roquemaure 1942 La betterave à sucre 1942 Les couches chaudes 1942 Le miel nectar 1942 Une journée à l'Exposition provinciale de Québec 1946 Défrichement motorisé 1946 Le percheron 1947 Le lin du Canada 1947 Congrès marial d'Ottawa 1949 La chimie et la pomme de terre 1949 La culture de la betterave à sucre 1949 Les ennemis de la pomme de terre 1950 Les ailes sur la Gaspésie 1950 Congrès marial Ottawa juin 1947 1950 Ski à Québec 1950 Sucre d'érable et coopération 1951 Les routes du Québec 1951 Le tabac jaune du Québec 1951 Jeunesse rurale 1951 Le cinquantenaire des caisses populaires 1954 Marguerite Bourgeoys 1955 Vers la compétence 1955 Waconichi 1956 Îles de la Madeleine 1957 Au royaume du Saguenay 1957 La Gaspésie pittoresque 1958 Penser avant de dépenser 1959 Médecine d'aujourd'hui 1959 Le bas du Saint-Laurent 1960 La béatification de la Mère d'Youville 1960 Film politique de Roméo Lorrain 1961 La culture maraîchère en évolution