Louis Martin was born in 1935 in Québec, Canada. He was married to Hélène Filion and Hélène Filion-Martin. He died on 22 January 2008 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Journalist and interviewer at Radio-Canada, he was also director of MacLean's french speaking magazine. The first prize Judith-Jasmin was given to him in 2005 by his peers.
