- Jean-Louis Roux
Jean-Louis Roux, CC, CQ (born
May 18 ,1923 ) is a noted entertainer and playwright, senator, and brieflyLieutenant Governor ofQuebec ,Canada .Born in
Montreal , Quebec, he originally studied medicine at theUniversité de Montréal , but gave it up to pursue acting. After travelling and performing inNew York andParis he returned to Montreal and helped create theThéâtre du nouveau monde and became a frequent actor in and director of its productions for the next several years. He also turned to writing and wrote successful plays,radio drama s, and television shows.His greatest fame comes from his role on "
La famille Plouffe ", a very successful Quebecsituation comedy . In 1994 he was appointed the Senate and remained there until resigning in 1996. A fierce anti-separatist, great controversy arose when he comparedQuebec separatists to Nazis.Upon leaving the Senate he was, at age 73, the oldest person ever appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec on
August 8 , 1996. Controversy reemerged when pictures were found showing Roux wearing aswastika as a youth in the 1930s. Roux thus resigned his position onNovember 5 , 1996. OnMay 31 ,1997 Roux returned to public life when the government appointed him to be chair of theCanada Council .In 1971 he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1987. In 1989, he was made a Knight of theNational Order of Quebec .ee also
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List of Lieutenant Governors of Quebec
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