Roger Blais | |
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| Born | February 6, 1917 |
| Died | November 9, 2012 (aged 95) Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Documentary filmmaker |
| Known for | Fridolinons, Royal Journey, Grierson |
Roger Blais (February 6, 1917 – November 9, 2012) was a Canadian film director and producer, who played a key role in the development and expansion of the Quebec division of the National Film Board of Canada.[1] As a filmmaker, he was most noted for the films Royal Journey and Grierson, both of which won the Canadian Film Award for Best Feature Length Documentary in 1952 and 1973, respectively.[2]
- ^ "NFB stalwart loved telling stories of his native Quebec to rest of country and world". The Globe and Mail, November 26, 2012.
- ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.