Andrée Maillet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andrée Maillet

Canadian writer

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1921

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 03-Dec-1995

Profession: writer, poet, journalist, novelist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Andrée Maillet (June 7, 1921 – December 3, 1995), was a Quebec writer.The daughter of Corinne Dupuis and Roger Maillet, she was born in Montreal and began writing by the age of eleven.
Maillet began a career in journalism and, from 1943 to 1952, was a correspondent in the United States and Europe.
She was a member of the Anglo-American Press Association of Paris for a number of years.
From 1952 to 1960, she was director of the magazine Amérique française.
She wrote for Photo-Journal and was a columnist for the Petit Journal which was owned by her father.
Maillet founded the French-Canadian chapter of the PEN club.
She ran as a candidate for the Rassemblement pour l'Indépendance Nationale in the Westmount provincial riding in 1966, placing fourth.Maillet married Loyd Hamlyn Hobden.In 1990, she received the Prix Athanase-David.
Maillet was named to the Académie des lettres du Québec in 1974 and was named an officer in the Order of Canada in 1978.
In 1991, she was named a Grand Officer in the National Order of Quebec.She died in Montreal at the age of 74.