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Léonard Forest(1928-2024)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Léonard Forest was born on 17 January 1928 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Haiti (1957), Les acadiens de la dispersion (1968) and Mémoire en fête (1964). He was married to Marcienne St-Laurent. He died on 19 March 2024 in New Brunswick, Canada.
BornJanuary 17, 1928
DiedMarch 19, 2024(96)
BornJanuary 17, 1928
DiedMarch 19, 2024(96)
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Haiti (1957)
Haiti
Short
  • Writer
  • 1957
Les acadiens de la dispersion (1968)
Les acadiens de la dispersion
  • Writer
  • 1968
Mémoire en fête (1964)
Mémoire en fête
Short
  • Writer(version: English)
  • 1964
Amitiés haïtiennes: 1re partie - Bonjou' soleil
Short
  • Writer
  • 1957

Credits

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Producer

  • Pierre Thériault in Dubois et fils (1961)
    Dubois et fils
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1961
  • L'étudiant
    Short
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Les administrateurs
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Rivière-la-Paix
    Short
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Alfred Desrochers in Alfred Desrochers, poète (1960)
    Alfred Desrochers, poète
    Short
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Collèges classiques in Quebec
    Short
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Cyrias Ouellet homme de science
    Short
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Georges-P. Vanier: Soldier, Diplomat, Governor-General (1960)
    Georges-P. Vanier: Soldier, Diplomat, Governor-General
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1960
  • Je
    Short
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Le chanoine Lionel Groulx, historien (1960)
    Le chanoine Lionel Groulx, historien
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Le prix de la science
    Short
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Nomades
    Short
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Normetal (1960)
    Normetal
    7.0
    Short
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Saint-Denys Garneau (1960)
    Saint-Denys Garneau
    7.6
    Short
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Walk Down Any Street
    Short
    • producer
    • 1960

Writer

  • How They Saw Us: Needles and Pins
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Les acadiens de la dispersion (1968)
    Les acadiens de la dispersion
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Instant French
    Short
    • additional dialogue
    • 1965
  • In Search of Innocence (1964)
    In Search of Innocence
    Short
    • written by
    • 1964
  • Mémoire en fête (1964)
    Mémoire en fête
    Short
    • written by
    • Writer (version: English)
    • 1964
  • Walk Down Any Street
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Albert Millaire in L'héritage (1959)
    L'héritage
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Amitiés haïtiennes: 1re partie - Bonjou' soleil
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Amitiés haïtiennes: 2e partie - Coumbite
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Haiti (1957)
    Haiti
    Short
    • written by
    • 1957
  • Snow Fighters (1957)
    Snow Fighters
    Short
    • script (as Leonard Forest)
    • 1957
  • La vie est courte
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Pêcheurs de Pomcoup
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • L'avocat de la défense
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Needles and Pins (1955)
    Needles and Pins
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1955

Director

  • Far from Away: The Arts in St. John's
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Portrait: Gerald Squires of Newfoundland
    Short
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Un soleil pas comme ailleurs (1973)
    Un soleil pas comme ailleurs
    • Director
    • 1973
  • La noce est pas finie (1971)
    La noce est pas finie
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Out of Silence
    Short
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Acadie libre
    Short
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Les acadiens de la dispersion (1968)
    Les acadiens de la dispersion
    • Director
    • 1968
  • In Search of Innocence (1964)
    In Search of Innocence
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Mémoire en fête (1964)
    Mémoire en fête
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 2: The City - Cars or People? (1963)
    Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 2: The City - Cars or People?
    8.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 4: The Heart of the City (1963)
    Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 4: The Heart of the City
    Short
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Amitiés haïtiennes: 1re partie - Bonjou' soleil
    Short
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Amitiés haïtiennes: 2e partie - Coumbite
    Short
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Haiti (1957)
    Haiti
    Short
    • Director
    • 1957
  • The Whole World Over
    Short
    • Director (as Len Forest)
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Doc org
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative names
    • Len Forest
  • Born
    • January 17, 1928
    • Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • March 19, 2024
    • New Brunswick, Canada
  • Spouse
    • Marcienne St-Laurent(separated, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Violaine Forest

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