Pauline Julien, (May 23, 1928October 1, 1998), nicknamed "La Renarde", was a singer, songwriter, actress, feminist activist and Quebec sovereigntist.
Biography Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec,Christian Rioux and Betty Nygaard King. "Pauline Julien". The Canadian Encyclopedia. January 29, 2008 (original; updated March 4, 2015). Julien was the companion of the poet and Québec provincial MLA Gérald Godin, another Trifluvian and sovereignist. Julien performed pro-independence songs in Montréal clubs as early as 1964. In 1965 she hosted the CBC television series Mon pays, mes chansons. At the CBC she also collaborated and recorded with pianist Herbert Ruff, and performed on the program On Stage.
In 1970, Julien and Godin were arrested during the October Crisis and were released eight days later without charge.
Death and legacy In 1994, France decorated her with the title Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. Julien was made a Chevalière de l'Ordre national du Québec.
Julien developed aphasia. She died in early October 1998 in Montreal, from suicide.
She was the subject of the 2018 documentary film Pauline Julien, Intimate and Political (Pauline Julien, intime et politique).Éric Moreault, "«Pauline Julien, intime et politique»: portrait d’une insoumise". Le Soleil, September 20, 2018. In 2026, she was portrayed by Suzanne Clément in the biographical drama film Pauline (Pauline Julien: femme pays) by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette.
Discography 1962 - Enfin Pauline Julien 1963 - Pauline Julien 1964 - Pauline Julien à la Comédie canadienne 1965 – Pauline Julien chante Raymond Levesque 1966 – Pauline Julien chante Boris Vian 1967 – Suite québécoise 1969 – Comme je crie… comme je chante… (textes de Gilbert Langevin) 1971 – Fragile 1972 – Au milieu de ma vie, peut-être la veille de.... 1973 – Aller voir, vous avez des ailes 1974 – Licence complète 1975 – En scène 1976 – Tout ou rien (Récital Brecht) 1978 – Les 7 péchés capitaux 1978 – Femmes de paroles 1979 – Mes amies d'filles (Kebec Disc KD-949) 1980 – Fleur de peau 1984 – Où peut-on vous toucher ? 1993 – Pauline Julien (Collection Québec Love) 1996 – Pauline Julien 1997 – Brecht & Weill 1998 – Au temps des boîtes à chansons 1998 – Les années de la Butte à Mathieu
Movies 1964 : Fabienne sans son Jules 1964 : The Earth to Drink (La Terre à boire) : Diane 1967 : Between Salt and Sweet Water (Entre la mer et l'eau douce) : Elle-même 1971 : La Nuit de la poésie 27 mars 1970 1973 : The Death of a Lumberjack (La Mort d'un bûcheron) : Charlotte Juillet 1974 : Bulldozer : Mignonne Galarneau
See also
List of Quebec musicians List of Mauriciens Music of Quebec Gérald Godin
References
External links Hommage à Pauline Julien sur Lycos Fiche de Pauline Julien dans Québec info Musique