Robert Gravel (14 September 1944 – 12 August 1996) was an actor, dramatist, theatrical director and teacher.

Career

Gravel was born in

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. He was an influential figure in the modern history of theatre in

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. In the middle of the 1970s, Gravel,

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and Pol Pelletier co-founded the Théâtre Expérimental de Montréal (TEM). Later ideological conflicts led to the foundation of the Nouveau Théâtre Expérimental. In 1977, Gravel co-founded with Yvon Leduc the highly successful

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. He died in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon in 1996 and was entombed at the

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in Montreal.

References

* Raymond Plante, ''Robert Gravel, sur les pistes du cheval indompté'', Éditions les 400 coups, 2004.
Club-Culture report after Gravel's death

External links

* 1944 births 1996 deaths French Quebecers Canadian theatre directors 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights Canadian male stage actors Male actors from Montreal Writers from Montreal Canadian dramatists and playwrights in French 20th-century Canadian male actors Canadian male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Canadian male writers Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery {{Quebec-bio-stub