Jacques Godbout

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-11-27 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Jacques Godbout

Biography

Jacques Godbout, OC, CQ (born November 27, 1933) is a Canadian novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet. By his own admission a bit of a dabbler (touche-à-tout), Godbout has become one of the most important writers of his generation, with a major influence on post-1960 Quebec intellectual life. Born in Montreal, Quebec, after studies at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and the Université de Montréal, Godbout taught French in Ethiopia before joining the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as producer and scriptwriter in 1958. He was active during Quebec's Quiet Revolution during which time he wrote a number of penetrating...

Acting

1992

1975

The Mob

as Radio Auditor (voice)

Production

1972

IXE-13

as Director

1967

Urbanissimo

as Script Consultant

1992

The Black Sheep

as Director

1966

YUL 871

as Director

1997

1972

IXE-13

as Writer

1978

1979

1966

YUL 871

as Writer

1987

Last Resort

as Director

1962

1968

Kid Sentiment

as Director

1968

Kid Sentiment

as Writer

1968

Kid Sentiment

as Editor

1988

Alias Will James

as Director

1988

1975

The Mob

as Director

1975

The Mob

as Writer

1963

Rose et Landry

as Director

1990

1982

1964

Huit témoins

as Director

2000

2000

1967

Vivre sa ville

as Director

1997

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