Jean Desprez

Jean Desprez (born Laurette Larocque[1] on September 1, 1906; died in Montreal on January 27, 1965), was a comedian, journalist, writer, and director associated to radio and television. She was known as a Quebecois radio personality[2] and dramatist.[3] She created the Canadian soap Jeunesse dorée, which is a term for affluent youth particularly of the bullying kind.[4] She had an early role in television in Quebec.[5]

References

  1. ↑ BFI on a documentary concerning her
  2. ↑ Christopher H. Sterling (1 March 2004). Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set. Routledge. p. 451. ISBN 978-1-135-45649-8.
  3. ↑ Denyse Baillargeon (15 September 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
  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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