Denise Morelle
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Denise Morelle was a Quebec
actress whose 1984 murder was a significant media event in Quebec.
. Among her most famous roles from her 30-year career was that of Dame Plume from the show La Ribouldingue.
and Jean Duceppe
. A small park in the Le Plateau distrinct of Montreal has since been named after her.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
actress whose 1984 murder was a significant media event in Quebec.
Life and career
Morelle was born in Montreal on December 3, 1926, into a working-class family with seven children. She first appeared on television in 1955 on the television series Beau temps, mauvais tempsBeau temps, mauvais temps
Beau temps, mauvais temps is a Québécois television series that ran from 1955 to 1958.-Synopsis:Radio-Canada presented 96 episodes of this series, which is set in the small town of Villeneuve...
. Among her most famous roles from her 30-year career was that of Dame Plume from the show La Ribouldingue.
Death
On July 17, 1984, Morelle visited a ground-floor apartment on Sanguinet Street in Montreal that she was considering renting. The landlord was not there, but had told her earlier that she could go in anytime she wished because the apartment wasn't locked. That evening she failed to show up for a play in which was performing, and police found her body in the apartment the next day: she had been strangled. Her funeral was attended by over 1,000 friends, supporters, and colleagues, including Michel TremblayMichel Tremblay
Michel Tremblay, CQ is a Canadian novelist and playwright.Tremblay grew up in the Plateau Mont-Royal, a French-speaking neighbourhood of Montreal, at the time of his birth a neighbourhood with a working-class character and joual dialect, something that would heavily influence his work...
and Jean Duceppe
Jean Duceppe
Jean Hotte-Duceppe, CQ was a stage and television actor from Montreal, Quebec. He founded the Compagnie de théâtre Jean Duceppe in 1973....
. A small park in the Le Plateau distrinct of Montreal has since been named after her.
Investigation
No apparent motive existed for her murder, and it was initially the subject of hysterial speculation in the press and amongst the public. It remained entirely unsolved until August 8, 2007, when investigators from the major crimes division of the Montreal police arrested 49-year old Gaetan Bissonnette, who had been identified from a DNA sample he had provided for an unrelated reason. The TV network TVA claimed that a program it had aired on the case had led to the discovery. Bissonnette appeared before court on August 9, accused of first-degree murder.Filmography
- 1955 : Beau temps, mauvais tempsBeau temps, mauvais tempsBeau temps, mauvais temps is a Québécois television series that ran from 1955 to 1958.-Synopsis:Radio-Canada presented 96 episodes of this series, which is set in the small town of Villeneuve...
(television series) - 1963 : Ti-Jean caribou (TV series)
- 19671967 in filmThe year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film.-Events:* December 26 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television....
: Il ne faut pas mourir pour ça - 1968 : La Ribouldingue (TV series) : Dame Plume
- 1969 : Bidule de Tarmacadam (TV series) : Mame Bouline
- 19711971 in filmThe year 1971 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 8 - Bob Dylan's hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New York's Academy of Music...
: Les Maudits sauvages : Marie - 19721972 in filmThe year 1972 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Avanti!, directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet MillsB...
: Et du fils - 19741974 in filmThe year 1974 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in the USA.*August 7 - Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J...
: Il était une fois dans l'est : Belle Sœur - 19751975 in filmThe year 1975 in film involved some significant events, with Steven Spielberg's thriller Jaws topping the box office.-Events:*March 26 - The film version of The Who's Tommy premieres in London....
: Tout feu, tout femme - 19751975 in filmThe year 1975 in film involved some significant events, with Steven Spielberg's thriller Jaws topping the box office.-Events:*March 26 - The film version of The Who's Tommy premieres in London....
: L'Île jaune - 19751975 in filmThe year 1975 in film involved some significant events, with Steven Spielberg's thriller Jaws topping the box office.-Events:*March 26 - The film version of The Who's Tommy premieres in London....
: Confidences de la nuit (L'Amour blessé) - 19771977 in filmThe year 1977 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network....
: Le Soleil se lève en retard : Colette - 1980 : Frédéric (TV series) : Develine Gladu