Muriel Millard

Muriel Millard (December 3, 1922 – November 30, 2014) was a Canadian actress, dancer, painter, and singer-songwriter. She began her career in show business at age 13, which began in earnest following a win in a CKAC radio talent program. Millard recorded albums and singles in French and went on tours in Canada and abroad as well as appearing in nightclubs in Canada and the United States. She was omnipresent on Canadian radio stations and also featured on CBC Television programs. Millard retired from full-time work in show business in 1969, and became devoted to painting still lifes and clowns. She was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007 through her song Dans nos vieilles maisons from the 1960 LP Miss music-hall datant.

Early life Millard was born on December 3, 1922, in Montreal, Quebec. She was the daughter of the Port of Montreal superintendent and her mother was a housewife. When she was 13 years old, she began a career at the National Theater (now called The National), and won the talent program Catelli Young Talent (French: Les Jeunes Talents Catelli) on the Montreal radio station CKAC in 1938.

Career The success in the talent program began Millard's career in earnest. She appeared in Montreal variety shows at Place des Arts, the Montreal Forum, Post-1960, she authored the majority of her songs, such as Hymne du Québec, which was for a 1965 Télé-Métropole competition and subsequently made the theme for CKAC. A lawyer was able to secure her release from a prison cell and provided her with a loan to enable her return to Canada.

Millard retired full-time from show business in 1969 and slowly began to devote her time to painting.

Legacy Millard was named "French Canada's Miss Music Hall".