Jean Desprez Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160915090430/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b703af35b BFI on a documentary concerning her
  2. Book: Christopher H. Sterling. Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set. March 1, 2004. Routledge. 978-1-135-45649-8. 451.
  3. Book: Denyse Baillargeon. A Brief History of Women in Quebec. September 15, 2014. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. 978-1-55458-952-4. 108.
  4. Web site: Radio Canada (CBC) French Network – History of Canadian Broadcasting . February 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821143439/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.broadcasting-history.ca%2Fnetworks%2Fnetworks_CBC_Radio_French-English.html . August 21, 2016 . dead .
  5. Book: Paul Rutherford. When Television was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967. registration. 1990. University of Toronto Press. 978-0-8020-6647-3. 282.

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