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- Birth nameJacques Dandurand
- Jacques Languirand was born on May 1, 1931 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Mars and April (2012), Deux immortels: Prélude à Mars et Avril (2011) and YUL 871 (1966). He was married to Yolande Delacroix-Pelletier. He died on January 26, 2018 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- SpouseYolande Delacroix-Pelletier(1953 - June 23, 1997) (her death, 1 child)
- He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on December 21, 1987 and the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on May 8, 2003 for his services to communications in Canada.
- Lived in Westmount, Quebec, Canada.
- Author of plays including 'Les violons de l'automne', he is mostly known in Canada as a broadcaster at CBC / Radio-Canada. His 'Par quatre chemins' weekly radio show was on air for 43 years.
- Jacques Languirand, who was nearly 80 years old when Mars and April (2012) was shot, wore an ear-piece so that his wife, Nicole Dumais, could feed him his lines off set. It was the radio host's first leading role in a feature film.
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