Marie Savard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Marie Savard

Canadian poet and playwright

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1936

Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 16-Jan-2012

Profession: writer, poet, playwright

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Marie Savard

  • Marie Savard (August 15, 1936 – January 16, 2012) was a Canadian writer living in Quebec. The daughter of Paul Savard and Germaine Collin, she was born in Quebec City, Quebec.
  • In 1965, she published her first poetry collection Les Coins de l'Ove.
  • In the same year, she released a self-titled recording of songs/poems.
  • From 1961 to 1966, she wrote a number of scripts for children for Radio-Canada.
  • Savard also wrote a number of scripts for radio broadcasts, including Bien à moi which was first broadcast in 1969 and later rebroadcast in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg.
  • Her work appeared in various literary magazines such as Liberté, La barre du jour, Sorcières (Paris), Moebius, LittéRéalité (York University), Arcade and l'Arbre à Paroles.In 1974, she established Éditions de la Pleine Lune, the first publishing house in Quebec dedicated to women.Savard died in Montreal at the age of 75.

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