Antonine Maillet

Antonine Maillet

Antonine Maillet (born May 10, 1929) is an Acadian novelist, playwright, and scholar. She was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada. Following high school, Maillet received her BA from the Collège Notre-Dame d'Acadie in 1950, followed by an MA from the Université de Moncton in 1959. She then received her PhD in literature in 1971 from the Université Laval. Her thesis is entitled Rabelais et les traditions populaires en Acadie. Maillet taught literature and folklore at the college Notre-Dame d'Acadie (1954-1960); at the University of Moncton (1965-1967); at the Collège des Jésuites de Québec (1968-1969); at the Université Laval (1971-1974); then at the Université de Montréal between (1974-1975). She later worked for Radio-Canada in Moncton as a scriptwriter and host. In 1988 Maillet hosted the French-language Leaders' Debate for Radio-Canada TV between Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Liberal Party of Canada Leader John Turner, and New Democratic Party leader Ed Broadbent. From 1989 to 2000, she served as chancellor of the Université de Moncton. In 1976 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1981. Maillet was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Lorne Pierce Medal in 1980. In 1985 she was made an Officier des Arts et des Lettres de France and in 2005 she was inducted into the Order of New Brunswick. She is a member of the King's Privy Council for Canada since 1 July 1992. This gives her the right to the honorific prefix "The Honourable" and the Post Nominal Letters "PC" for Life. In 1979 her work Pélagie-la-Charrette won the Prix Goncourt, making her the first non-European recipient. In 1994, the College Militaire Royal theatre group performed in a play by Maillet both at CMR and at Royal Military College of Canada. Maillet was granted an Honorary Degree from RMC in 1995. Source: Article "Antonine Maillet" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Antonine Maillet
  • Popularity: 1.694
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1929-05-10
  • Place of Birth: Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada
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Antonine Maillet Movies

  • 2019
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    Heritage Minutes: Acadian Deportation

    Heritage Minutes: Acadian Deportation

    1 2019 HD

    The Acadians are descendants of early French settlers who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1604 and built a distinct culture and society over generations....

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  • 2022
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    Entrevue avec André Robitaille et Antonine Maillet

    Entrevue avec André Robitaille et Antonine Maillet

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Paper Man

    The Paper Man

    8 2021 HD

    Much like Fred Rogers and Bob Ross in the United States, Claude Lafortune was a staple of French-Canadian television. The beloved children's...

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  • 2002
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    Séraphin: Heart of Stone

    Séraphin: Heart of Stone

    6 2002 HD

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  • 2016
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    La revue culturelle

    La revue culturelle

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2010
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    Les enfants de la télé

    Les enfants de la télé

    6.5 2010 HD

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  • 2009
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    En direct de l'univers

    En direct de l'univers

    1 2009 HD

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  • 2019
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    Tournée Générale

    Tournée Générale

    1 2019 HD

    Bryan Audet and his two acolytes talk about everyday life, about the subjects who annoy them and those who bring them together, serious or much...

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  • 1975
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    8.5 1975 HD

    Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years...

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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  • 2019
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    Bonsoir bonsoir!

    Bonsoir bonsoir!

    4 2019 HD

    Each day, Jean-Philippe Wauthier welcomes guests on the show in warm, friendly setting. His interviews focus on their newsworthy achievements but...

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