André Melançon
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| Born |
February 18, 1942 Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | August 23, 2016 (aged 74) Montreal, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor, screenwriter, film director |
| Known for | The Dog Who Stopped the War, Bach and Broccoli |
André Melançon (February 18, 1942 - August 23, 2016) was a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for directing and writing several early installments in the Tales for All series of children's films.
The versatile André Mélançon – director, writer and actor – set out to become a youth guidance counsellor before he veered into film. His background in psychology and education helped orient his filmmaking toward films about, with, and for children. His first film was on the separatist Charles Gagnon, then at the request of producer Jean Dansereau he directed a trio of shorts for kids in the early 1970s that confirmed the direction of his career. He turned to acting and won a Canadian Film Award for his performance in Partis pour la glorie. In the 1980s he directed The Dog Who Stopped the War, which won the Golden Reel Award, and Bach et bottine, and wrote, with Jacques Bobet, Tadpole and the Whale also a Golden Reel Award winner.
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