Georges Groulx (June 26, 1922 – February 9, 1997) was a Canadian actor.

Biography

Groulx was born in

Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pe ...

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He performed his classical studies at the college Cégep de Saint-Laurent, where he soon showed a strong interest in theater. He was noticed by Father Émile Legault, a theatrical animator who had founded in 1937 the pioneering company Compagnons de Saint-Laurent. In 1939, at the invitation of Father Legault and his sister Marguerite (first actress to join the cast), Groulx joined the company. Initially assigned to various tasks, such as scenic painter, he soon participated in religious plays that belonged to the company's repertory, such as ''La Mort à cheval'' (1941) by

Henri Ghéon Henri Ghéon (15 March 1875 – 13 June 1944), born Henri Vangeon in Bray-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, was a French playwright, novelist, poet and critic. Biography Brought up by a devout Roman Catholic mother, he lost his faith in his early teens ...

. In 1941, having finished his classical studies, he studied one year at the ''École du meuble de Montréal'' and 1942 at the

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte- ...

, where he graduated in 1943. He died on February 9, 1997, in Montreal.

Partial filmography

*'' 14, rue de Galais'' - 1954 *'' Opération-mystère'' - 1957 *'' Le Courrier du roy'' - 1958 *'' Les Enquêtes Jobidon'' - 1962 *'' Le Temps des lilas'' - 1962 *'' Les Martin'' - 1968 *'' Two Women in Gold (Deux femmes en or)'' - 1970 *'' Au retour des oies blanches'' - 1971 *'' Duplessis'' - 1977

References

1997 deaths 1922 births Canadian male television actors Canadian male film actors Male actors from Montreal 20th-century Canadian male actors Canadian male stage actors {{Canada-actor-stub