Léonard Forest

Léonard Forest

Léonard Forest in 2009
Born (1928-01-17) January 17, 1928
Chelsea (Massachusetts), United States
Occupation Author, director, scriptwriter, producer
Years active 1953–2004

Léonard Forest (born 1928) is an Acadian film-maker, poet and essayist. He was born in Massachusetts, United States, and grew up in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.

He has worked at the National Film Board from 1953 to 1980 and was involved in about 130 films, either as director, producer, script-writer.[1]

Filmography

As director

As script writer

As producer

including:

  • Les Brûlés
  • Le maître du pérou
  • Il était une guerre
  • Les mains nettes
  • Les 90 jours

including:

  • Germaine Guèvremont, romancière
  • John Lyman, peintre
  • Félix Leclerc, troubadour
  • Charles Forest, curé-fondateur
  • Fred Barry, comédien
  • Henri Gagnon, organiste
  • Marius Barbeau, anthropologue
  • Pierre Beaulieu, agriculteur
  • Lionel Groulx, historien I
  • Lionel Groulx, historien II
  • Les Petites Sœurs, religieuses cloîtrées
  • Georges Vanier, soldat, diplomate et gouverneur-général
  • Édouard Simard, industriel I
  • Édouard Simard, industriel II
  • St-Denys Garneau, poète
  • Wilfred Pelletier, musicien
  • Alfred Desrochers, poète
  • Cyrias Ouellet, homme de science

Published works

Bibliography

Josette Déléas, Léonard Forest ou le ragard pionnier, Centre d'études acadiennes, Moncton, 1998

References

  1. Brideau, Roland. "Acadia, Culture of: Cinema". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  2. "Film Collection:Léonard Forest". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
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