Jacques Languirand is a radio host, writer, actor and director.

He has been at the microphone for the same radio show, Par 4 chemins, for more than 40 years. He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on December 21, 1987 and the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on May 8, 2003 for his services to communications in Canada.

Awards

• 1956: Sir Barry Jackson
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   Award for Les Insolites
• 1956: Laflèche Award for Le Dictionnaire insolite
• 1962: Governor General's Award
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   for Les Insolites and Les Violons de l’automne
• 1968: Commonwealth Arts Festival Award for Klondyke
• 1978: The Librarian Award for La Voie initiatique
• 1987: Member of the Order of Canada
• 1998: Award from Quebec's Philosophers Company
• 1998: Year's best communicator from The International Association of Communication Professionals
• 2001: Special Jury's Award of the Onassis Foundation for Faust et les radicaux libres.
• 2002: Honoris Causa Doctorate from McGill University
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• 2003: Officer of the Order of Canada
• 2004: Knight of National Order of Quebec
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• 2004: Georges-Émile-Lapalme Award for exceptional use of the French language
• 2006: 31st member of the Phoenix Circle for the environnement
• 2006: Governor General's Award
  Governor General's Award
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   for Performing Arts
• 2008: Knight of the Pléiade Order, Francophonie Order and Dialogue of cultures
• 2009: Member of the Monique-Fitz-back Circle

Theatre plays

• 1956: Les Insolites
• 1956: Le Roi ivre
• 1957: Les Grands Départs
• 1957: Le Gibet
• 1958: Diogène
• 1960: Les Violons de l'automne
• 1962: Les Cloisons
• 1963: Klondyke
• 1966-1970: Man Inc.
• 2001: Faust et les radicaux libres

Essays

• 1960: J'ai découvert Tahiti et les îles du bonheur
• 1962: Le Dictionnaire insolite
• 1972: De McLuhan à Pythagore
• 1978: La Voie initiatique : le sens caché de la vie
• 1979: Vivre sa vie (adapted from the TV series)
• 1980: Mater materia
• 1981: Vivre ici maintenant (adapted from the TV series)
• 1984: Réincarnation et karma (in collaboration with Placide Gaboury)
• 1987: Prévenir le burn-out (also published under the title Vaincre le mal-être by Albin Michel)
• 1989: A comme Aubergine : 108 recettes sans viande (in collaboration with Yolande Languirand)
• 1989-1991: Par 4 chemins (adapted from the radio show)
• 1998: Les Voyages de Languirand ou le journal de Prospéro
• 2001: Presque tout Languirand – Théâtre
• 2008: Le Dieu cosmique : À la recherche du Dieu d'Einstein (in collaboration with Jean Proulx)
• 2009: L’héritage spirituel amérindien. Le grand mystère (in collaboration with Jean Proulx)

Filmography

• 1968: Kid Sentiment
• 1994: La Vie d'un héros ... Monsieur le juge
• 1997: J'en suis ! ... Igor de Lonsdale
• 1998: Le Lépidoptère (short film) ... Voice On The Radio (voice)
• 1999: Le Grand serpent du monde
• 2002: Alice's Odyssey ... Père Noël
• 2007: La chambre bleue (short film) ... Narrator (voice)
• 2012: Mars et Avril ... Jacob Obus

Television

• 1957: Le Colombier (TV series) ... Le marie de Grandmont
• 2004: Le Rebut Global ... Le philosophe

External links

• Les repères de Languirand
• Par 4 chemins official site
• Radio-Canada's site for Par 4 chemins
• Interviews and references on Stéphan Bureau
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  's site: Contact
• Analysis of Languirand's biography
• Les 4 chemins de Jacques Languirand, Jacques Bouchard's radio show
• Fiche sur L'île, Quebec's writers infocenter