Every week in his weekend notebook, The newspaper presents you with the help of some souvenir photos of remarkable moments in an artist's career.
Modern family
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An episode of Quelle Famille, a television series that aired on Radio-Canada in 1969. Janette along with her daughter Isabelle Lajeunesse (her husband, son and even her dog Macaire were also in the show) by Joanne Verne and Ghislaine Paradis. This portrait of a family in which the children free themselves revolutionized the genre. The program will later be broadcast in France without subtitles.
Everywhere at the same time
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At the top in 1980, Janette wants to know. The presenter already felt the love of Quebecers and touched them with her right words, especially with her heartfelt letter in Le Petit Journal and on CKAC radio. And it was just beginning. The little girl from Montreal's Centre-Sud neighborhood hadn't said her last word.
Beginnings with Jean
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With Jean Lajeunesse, whom she met on the benches at the University of Montreal, the father of her three children. With him she began her career, first on the radio, then with Toi et moi, a TV situation comedy in which they played a couple, and with the TVA questionnaire “Adam and Eve”, in which husbands and wives faced each other.
Love with a capital A
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Janette Bertrand, 30 years ago. She had just finished writing the 40th episode of her series “Avec un Capital A”. Ultimately there will be 52 episodes totaling 50 minutes, broadcast over more than a decade, powerful dramas that reflect Quebec society and allow a whole generation of actors to play big roles here.
Curiosity and boldness
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In the early 1990s, Janette Bertrand introduced viewers to a range of topics previously taboo on television, including homosexuality, AIDS, mental illness, suicide, rape, racism and alcoholism. At Parler pour parole on Télé-Québec (photo) she interviewed guests for ten years at a good table served by Violette (Diane Jules).
- The novelist recently published the new edition of her autobiography My life in three actsfirst published in 2004. As she approaches her 100th birthday, she is working on writing the fourth act.
- The book fair recently announced the creation of a prize that will bear the name of Janette Bertrand and will reward books “that use the power of words in favor of openness to others and inclusion.”
- The new documentary Janette Bertrand, shortly before her 100th year, portrait of an extraordinary woman through her daily lifeairs January 4 on Radio-Canada/ICI TÉLÉ and on TOU.TV.
- The lady has received numerous career awards, including about ten Gemini awards. She is a Knight of the National Order of Quebec (1992) and an Officer and Companion of the Order of Canada (2002).