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Louise Jobin
Louise Jobin, costume designer, art director and producer (born Montréal 29 Sep 1944) Louise Jobin's passion for literature and history led to the theatre in 1963, when she manipulated marionettes with Micheline Legendre, a true pioneer in the field.
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Louise Laplante
Marie Irène Louise Laplante (commonly Louise Laplante), administrator, teacher (born 2 October 1943 in Montreal, QC). Louise Laplante is a pianist and music educator in Quebec. She taught numerous courses and published teaching guides and brochures. During her career, she served as a director for multiple different organizations, including as the general director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra.
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Louise Lebrun
Louise Lebrun. Soprano, b Montreal 9 Jan 1940; Artist Diploma (École Vincent-d'Indy) 1964. She studied 1956-64 at the École Vincent-d'Indy with Sister Gertrude-des-Anges and Sister Reine Décarie (voice), Roy Royal (French art songs), Bernard Diamant (Lieder), and Pierrette Alarie (stage techniques).
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Louise Lecavalier
In 1977 Lecavalier started dancing professionally with such companies as LE GROUPE NOUVELLE AIRE and Pointépiénu and for independent choreographers in Montréal and New York. As a choreographer, she presented her first work, the solo No, No, No, I Am Not Mary Poppins, in 1982.
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Louise Maheux-Forcier
Louise Maheux-Forcier, writer (b at Montréal 9 June 1929). After extensive musical studies, she decided to devote herself exclusively to writing. Her first novel, Amadou (Prix du Cercle du livre de France, 1963), one of Québec's first poetic novels, developed the then taboo theme of lesbianism.
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Louise Manny
Louise (Elizabeth) Manny. Collector, b Gilead, Me, 1890, d Newcastle, NB, 17 Aug 1970; honorary LL D (St Thomas College, Chatham) 1961, honorary LL D (New Brunswick) 1961.
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Louise-Marguerite-Renaude Lapointe
Louise-Marguerite-Renaude Lapointe, politician, journalist (b at Disraeli, Qué 3 Jan 1912; d at Qué 11 May 2002). She obtained her diploma in music from the Dominion College of Music (1927) and certificates in foreign language from Laval (1937-42).
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Louise Roy
Louise Roy. Soprano, b St Boniface (now part of Winnipeg), 25 May 1924, d Toronto 27 Jul 1985; ARCT 1946, Artist Diploma (Toronto) 1951. Her studies with J.
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Louise Turcot
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Louison Danis
Louison Danis, actor, director, translator (b at Ottawa 9 Dec 1951). Louison Danis's role as Maman Bougon in the successful Radio-Canada TV series les Bougon... c'est aussi ça la vie thrust her into media stardom.
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Louky Bersianik
Lucile Durand (a.k.a. Louky Bersianik) poet, author (born 14 November 1930 in Montreal, QC; died 3 December 2011 in Montreal). Louky Bersianik embodied Quebec’s "feminist conscience" in the 1970s and 1980s. Through words, she questioned and pushed the limits of women’s image in modern society, setting the tone for the generations of feminist literature that would follow. She is best remembered today for her first novel, the triptych L’Euguélionne (1976).
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Lovat Dickson
Horatio Henry Lovat Dickson, publisher, writer (b at Victoria, Australia 30 June 1902; d at Toronto 2 Jan 1987).
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Loverboy
Loverboy, a Vancouver-based rock group, is a top international concert draw. The band - Paul Dean (guitar), Mike Reno (vocals), Matt Frenette (drums), Doug Johnson (keyboards) and Scott Smith (bass) - won 8 consecutive Juno Awards 1977-84.
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Loverboy
Loverboy. Vancouver rock band, active 1979-89. It was formed in Calgary by Paul Dean (guitarist, b Vancouver 19 Feb 1946; previously with Streetheart, Scrubbaloe Caine, etc) and Mike Reno (singer, b New Westminster, BC, 8 Jan 1955; previously with Moxy as Mike Rynoski) with others.
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L.R. Wright
L.R. (Laurali Rose) Wright, novelist (b at Saskatoon, Sask 5 Jun 1939). The author of 11 novels, she was educated at Carleton University, the University of Calgary, UBC and Simon Fraser University.
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