Yvette Brind'Amour, (November 30, 1918 – April 4, 1991) was a

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actress. In 1949, she co-founded, with Mercedes Palomino, the Théâtre du Rideau Vert, Quebec's oldest French theatre, in Montreal where she was born. She was artistic director until her death. In 1967 she was made an Officer of the

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and was promoted to Companion in 1982. In 1985 she was made an Officer of the

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. In 1987 she was awarded the

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. In 1969 she was awarded an honorary D.B.-A from

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. She was married for much of her adult life to writer and filmmaker Paul Gury, until his death in 1974.Jean Marmier, "La carrière franco-canadienne de Loïc Le Gouriadec, homme de théâtre" in ''Annales de Bretagne et des pays de l'Ouest'', Vol. 85, No. 4 (1978). pp. 631-640. After her death in 1991, she was entombed at the

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in Montreal.

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* 1918 births 1991 deaths Actresses from Montreal Canadian stage actresses Canadian television actresses Companions of the Order of Canada Officers of the National Order of Quebec 20th-century Canadian actresses Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery {{Quebec-bio-stub