Jacques Languirand, OC (May 1, 1931 – January 26, 2018) was a Canadian radio host, writer, actor and director. He hosted the same radio show, ''Par 4 chemins'' on Radio-Canada, for 42 years. He was awarded the C.M. ( Member of the Order of Canada) on December 21, 1987, and the O.C. (

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) on May 8, 2003, for his services to communications in Canada. In 2012, audiences saw him as the lead actor of

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Awards

* 1956: Sir Barry Jackson Award for ''Les Insolites'' * 1956: Laflèche Award for ''Le Dictionnaire insolite'' * 1962:

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for ''Les Insolites'' and ''Les Violons de l’automne'' * 1968: Commonwealth Arts Festival Award for ''Klondyke'' * 1978: The Librarian Award for ''La Voie initiatique'' * 1987: Member of the Order of Canada * 1998: Award from Quebec's Philosophers Company * 1998: Year's best communicator from The International Association of Communication Professionals * 2001: Special Jury's Award of the

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for ''Faust et les radicaux libres''. * 2002: Honoris Causa Doctorate from

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* 2003:

* 2004: Knight of

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* 2004: Georges-Émile-Lapalme Award for exceptional use of the French language * 2006: 31st member of the Phoenix Circle for the environnement * 2006:

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, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts * 2008: Knight of the Pléiade Order, Francophonie Order and Dialogue of cultures * 2009: Member of the Monique-Fitz-back Circle

Bibliography

Theatre plays

* 1956: ''Les Insolites'' * 1956: ''Le Roi ivre'' * 1957: ''Les Grands Départs'' * 1957: ''Le Gibet'' * 1958: ''Diogène'' * 1960: ''Les Violons de l'automne'' * 1962: ''Les Cloisons'' * 1963: ''Klondyke'' * 1966-1970: ''Man Inc.'' * 2001: ''Faust et les radicaux libres'' * 2012: ''Feedback''

Opera

* 1966: ''Louis Riel''

Essays

* 1960: ''J'ai découvert Tahiti et les îles du bonheur'' * 1962: ''Le Dictionnaire insolite'' * 1972: ''De McLuhan à Pythagore'' * 1978: ''La Voie initiatique : le sens caché de la vie'' * 1979: ''Vivre sa vie'' (adapted from the TV series) * 1980: ''Mater materia'' * 1981: ''Vivre ici maintenant'' (adapted from the TV series) * 1984: ''Réincarnation et karma'' (in collaboration with Placide Gaboury) * 1987: ''Prévenir le burn-out'' (also published under the title ''Vaincre le mal-être'' by

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) * 1989: ''A comme Aubergine : 108 recettes sans viande'' (in collaboration with Yolande Languirand) * 1989-1991: ''Par 4 chemins'' (adapted from the radio show) * 1998: ''Les Voyages de Languirand ou le journal de Prospéro'' * 2001: ''Presque tout Languirand – Théâtre'' * 2008: ''Le Dieu cosmique : À la recherche du Dieu d'Einstein'' (in collaboration with Jean Proulx) * 2009: ''L’héritage spirituel amérindien. Le grand mystère'' (in collaboration with Jean Proulx)

Novel

* 1963: ''Tout compte fait''

Filmography

* 1968: '' Kid Sentiment'' * 1994: ''

A Hero's Life ''Ein Heldenleben'' (''A Hero's Life''), Opus number, Op. 40, is a tone poem by Richard Strauss. The work was completed in 1898. It was his eighth work in the genre, and exceeded any of its predecessors in its orchestral demands. Generally agre ...

(La Vie d'un héros)'' ... Monsieur le juge * 1997: '' J'en suis!'' ... Igor de Lonsdale * 1998: ''Le Lépidoptère'' (short film) ... Voice On The Radio (voice) * 1999: '' The Big Snake of the World (Le Grand serpent du monde)'' * 2002: ''

Alice's Odyssey ''Alice's Odyssey'' (french: L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay) is a Canadian family comedy fantasy film, directed by Denise Filiatrault and released in 2002. The film stars Sophie Lorain as Alice Tremblay, a single mother who becomes drawn into the fai ...

'' ... Père Noël * 2007: ''La chambre bleue'' (short film) ... Narrator (voice) * 2012: '' Mars and April (Mars et Avril)'' ... Jacob Obus

Television

* 1957: ''Le Colombier'' (TV series) ... Le mari de Grandmont * 2004-2007: ''Le Rebut Global'' ... Le philosophe * 2011-2012: "Les Repères de Languirand" ... Host

References

External links

Les repères de Languirand

''Par 4 chemins official site

* Interviews and references on Stéphan Bureau's site
Contact

Analysis of Languirand's biography

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