Jovette Bernier
| Jovette-Alice Bernier | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
November 27, 1900 Saint-Fabien, Quebec |
| Died |
December 4, 1981 (aged 81) Longueuil, Quebec |
| Nationality |
 Canadian |
| Occupation |
writer journalist |
Marie-Angele "Jovette" Alice Bernier (November 27, 1900 – December 4, 1981) was a journalist and writer in Quebec. Because of extensive exposure in the print media and on radio, she was often referred to simply as Jovette.[1]
The daughter of Joseph-Elzéar Bernier and Élise Morest, she was born in Saint-Fabien-de-Rimouski.[1] She attended the Normal School in Rimouski and went on to teach in the Gaspé region and later Quebec City.[2] Bernier began her career in journalist in 1923 and, over the next 50 years, appeared in print, on radio and on television.[1] She wrote for L'Événement in Quebec city, La Tribune in Sherbrooke and L'Illustration in Montreal.[2] In 1932, she was given a daily show Bonjour madame on radio station CKAC. From 1939 to 1958, Bernier was the host of the radio show Quelles nouvelles , which included sketch comedy. From 1963 to 1965, she wrote scripts for the Quebec soap opera Rue de l’Anse.[3]
She published five collections of poems:
- Roulades (1924)
- Comme l'oiseau (1926)
- Tout n'est pas dit (1929), which won the Lieutenant-Governor's medal
- les Masques déchirés (1932)
- Mon deuil en rouge (1945)
and two novels:
- La chair décevante (1931)
- Non Monsieur (1969), which received the Prix du Cercle du livre de France[2]
Bernier died in Longueuil at the age of 81.[1]
Rue Jovette-Bernier in Sherbrooke[2] and Rue Jovette-Bernier in Quebec City[4] were named in her honour.
An annual literary prize, the Prix Jovette-Bernier (later known as the Prix Jovette-Bernier—Ville de Rimouski), was created in her honour.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 New, William H (2002). Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 105. ISBN 0802007619.
- 1 2 3 4 "Jovette-Bernier, Rue" (PDF) (in French). City of Sherbrooke.
- 1 2 "Prix Jovette-Bernier—Ville de Rimouski" (in French). Le Salon du livre de Rimouski.
- ↑ "Jovette-Bernier". Répertoire des toponymes (in French). City of Quebec.