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Gilles Marcotte
Gilles Marcotte, journalist, critic, professor, novelist, essayist (born 1925 in Sherbrooke, Qc; died 20 October 2015 in Montréal).
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Gilles Pelletier
Gilles Pelletier, actor, director, theatre director (born 22 March 1925 in Saint-Jovite, QC; died 5 septembre 2018 in Montreal, QC). Son of the notary, publisher and literary critic Albert Pelletier, Gilles Pelletier was early destined for a career as a sailor. However, his sister, actor Denise Pelletier, encouraged him to make a career in theatre.
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Gilles Potvin
Joseph Edmond Gilles Potvin, CM, MSRC, critic, editor, producer, administrator, consultant, impresario (born 23 October 1923 in Montréal, QC; died 4 September 2000 in Montréal).
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Gilles Renaud
Gilles Renaud, actor (born 25 September 1944 in Montréal, Québec). In a 40-year career in which he has played some 60 different theatrical roles, Gilles Renaud has established himself as one of the leading figures on the Québec stage. Not only in theatre but also in film and on television, in roles ranging from Cuirette in Hosanna to Cherry Sunday in Cover Girl to Père Didace in Le Survenant, Renaud has explored a wide range of dramatic registers and attracted a wide variety of audiences, without ever sacrificing his intelligent interpretations of the characters that he has played.
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Gilles Ste-Croix
Gilles Ste-Croix, OC, street performer, businessman (born 1950 in La Sarre, Quebec). In 1984, Gilles Ste-Croix and Guy Laliberté transformed their troupe of street performers into Cirque du Soleil, the world’s largest circus production company and one of the world’s biggest live entertainment companies. Ste-Croix served as vice-president from the company’s founding and as creative director from 1988 until his retirement in 2014. He is a Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec and an Officer of the Order of Canada.
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Gilles Tremblay
Gilles Tremblay, OC, OQ, composer, pianist, ondist (born 6 September 1932 in Arvida [Saguenay], QC; died 27 July 2017 in Montréal, QC).
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Gilles Tremblay
Gilles Léonce Tremblay, OC, OQ, composer, teacher, pianist, ondist (born 6 September 1932 in Arvida [Saguenay], QC; died 27 July 2017 in Montréal, QC). Premier prix piano (CMM) 1953, premier prix analysis (Paris Cons) 1957, L MUS counterpoint (École normale de musique, Paris) 1958.
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Gilles Valiquette
Gilles Valiquette. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer, b Montreal 7 Apr 1952. Beginning his guitar studies at 12, he continued his musical training 1967-70 at the Lionel-Groulx College and then at the St-Laurent Cegep in Montreal.
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Gilles Vigneault
Vigneault always touches his audiences with the sheer force of poetry, sincerity and youth emanating from his work. His rousing song MON PAYS (1964) sealed his popularity at home and abroad, and for many Québécois it has become an anthem.
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Gilles Villeneuve
Gilles Villeneuve, auto racer (born on 18 January 1950 in Chambly, QC; died on 8 May 1982 in Zolder, Belgium). In his brief career Villeneuve was Canada's finest high-speed racer. His driving style and impressive career have left an indelible mark in the world of automobile racing and continue to inspire many generations of Formula One enthusiasts worldwide.
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Gillian (Gil) Adamson
Gillian (Gil) Adamson, poet, novelist (b at North York, Ont, 1961). Growing up in the Greater Toronto Area, Gil Adamson studied anthropology and philosophy at the University of Toronto.
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Gillis Philip Purcell
Gillis Philip Purcell, journalist (b at Brandon, Man 25 Nov 1904; d at Toronto 16 Nov 1987), educated at University of Manitoba and University of Toronto. He was general manager of CANADIAN PRESS from 1945 to 1969, having been No 2 man for 13 years before that.
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Alan Gillmor
Alan (Murray) Gillmor. Musicologist, teacher, b Fort Frances, Ont, 10 Oct 1938; B MUS (Michigan) 1963, MA (Michigan) 1964, PH D (Toronto) 1972. Alan Gillmor studied piano 1946-58 and clarinet 1951-8.
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Ginette Bellavance
Ginette Bellavance. Composer, radio and TV host, singer,b Lévis, near Quebec City, 30 Jun 1946; BA (Montreal) 1966, L MUS (Montreal) 1971. She studied music at the University of Montreal, where her composition teacher was Serge Garant.
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