Paul Gury
Paul Gury was the stage name of Loïc (Louis-Marie) Le Gouriadec (May 11, 1888 - November 13, 1974), a French-Canadian film and theatre actor, director and writer. He was most noted as the director of three significant films in the early Cinema of Quebec.[1]
Paul Gury | |
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| Born | Louis-Marie Le Gouriadec May 11, 1888 Vannes, Morbihan, France |
| Died | November 13, 1974 (aged 86) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | film and theatre writer, director and actor |
| Nationality | French, Canadian |
| Period | 1920s-1960s |
| Spouse | Yvette Brind'Amour |
Career
Born in Vannes, Morbihan, France, he emigrated to Montreal, Quebec in 1907, and studied dramatic arts at the Conservatoire Lassalle.[2] In 1918, he became director of Montreal's Théâtre National.[2] He wrote or cowrote a number of stage plays during this era, including Le Mortel baiser,[3] L'Homme au foulard blanc, Les Dopés, Les Esclaves blanches and a theatrical adaptation of Louis Hémon's novel Maria Chapdelaine.[4] He remained with the theatre until 1936, when he was succeeded as director by Rose Ouellette.
In the 1930s, he began working in film, with acting and screenwriting credits in several French films, and in broadcasting as a writer of radio dramas for CKVL, CKAC and Radio-Canada. His noted radio dramas included La Fiancée du commando and Le procès du fils de l’homme.[2]
He was hired by producer Paul L'Anglais to direct A Man and His Sin, the 1949 film adaptation of Claude-Henri Grignon's novel Un homme et son péché.[5] In the same year he also directed The Village Priest (Le Curé de village),[6] and in 1950 he released Séraphin, a sequel to A Man and His Sin.[7]
He had occasional acting roles thereafter, including in stage productions of Jean Anouilh's The Lark[8] and Maurice Gagnon's Edwige,[9] and continued to write for radio into the 1960s, including the dramatic serials Vies de femmes and L'Hirondelle du faubourg.[2]
Throughout his career, he was credited as Paul Gury when acting or directing, but used his real name in writing credits.[2]
Personal life
He was married to actress Yvette Brind'Amour, with whom he participated in the creation of her theatre company Théâtre du Rideau Vert in 1949.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1931 | La Prison en folie | ||
| 1935 | Debout là-dedans! | Le surveillant général | |
| 1936 | Death on the Run (Le Mort en fuite) | Ivan | Also writer |
| 1936 | Moutonnet | ||
| 1937 | Le cantinier de la coloniale | ||
| 1938 | My Father and My Daddy (Mon père et mon papa) | Le colonial | Also writer |
| 1938 | Escadrille of Chance (L'escadrille de la chance) | Writer | |
| 1949 | A Man and His Sin (Un homme et son péché) | Director, writer | |
| 1949 | The Village Priest (Le Curé de village) | Director | |
| 1950 | Séraphin | Director, writer | |
| 1952 | Run Away Mr. Perle (La Fugue de Monsieur Perle) | Writer | |
| 1954 | Death on the Run (Les deux font la paire) | Writer | |
| 1959 | Ouragan | Dr. Léonard Morin | TV series |
| 1966 | Chacun son amour |
References
- David Clandfield, Canadian Film. Oxford University Press, 1987. ISBN 9780195405811. p. 60.
- Jean Marmier, "La carrière franco-canadienne de Loïc Le Gouriadec, homme de théâtre" in Annales de Bretagne et des pays de l'Ouest, Vol. 85, No. 4 (1978). pp. 631-640.
- "'The Kiss That Kills" at the Can.-Francais". Montreal Star, May 10, 1921.
- Fred Kerner, "London, Little Theatre Centre, Lays Welcome Mat for Festival". Kingston Whig-Standard, May 2, 1947.
- Herbert Whittaker, "True Quebec Production: 'Un Homme et Son Peche' Could Have Been Made Nowhere Else So Successfully". Montreal Gazette, January 29, 1949.
- Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 231.
- Charles-Henri Ramond, "Séraphin – Film de Paul Gury". Films du Québec, January 3, 2009.
- "Special Staging for Lark". Montreal Gazette, February 15, 1958.
- "Rideau Vert Presents Original Canadian Play". Montreal Star, November 6, 1959.