Jean Desprez

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Jean Desprez (born Laurette Larocque [1] September 1, 1906; died Montreal, January 27, 1965), was a comedian, journalist, writer, and director in radio and television. She was known as a Quebecois radio personality [2] and dramatist. [3]

Desprez created the Canadian soap opera Jeunesse Dorée, a particular term for affluent, bullying youth. [4] She had an early role in television in Quebec. [5]

References

  1. ↑ BFI on a documentary concerning her
  2. ↑ Christopher H. Sterling (March 1, 2004). Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set. Routledge. p. 451. ISBN   978-1-135-45649-8.
  3. ↑ Denyse Baillargeon (September 15, 2014). A Brief History of Women in Quebec. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. p. 108. ISBN   978-1-55458-952-4.
  4. ↑ "Radio Canada (CBC) French Network – History of Canadian Broadcasting". Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  5. ↑ Paul Rutherford (1990). When Television was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967 . University of Toronto Press. p.  282. ISBN   978-0-8020-6647-3.


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