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Chez Helene debuts 26 October 1959
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In 1959, Chez Hélène debuted at 2:00 p.m. on CBC Television. Although it aired on the English network, it was predominantly in French, to introduce children to the French language. It was soon paired with The Friendly Giant weekday mornings at 10:45 a.m., as both programs were only 15 minutes long. It was canceled in 1973.
========= aussi / also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chez_Hélène
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chez_Hélène
http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/chez-helene
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199200/
Hélène Baillargeon was born on August 28, 1916 in St. Martin de Beauce, Québec, Canada as Hélène Marie Baillargeon. She was an actress, known for Filles d'Ève (1960), Cap-aux-sorciers (1955) and Je vous ai tant aimé (1958). She died on September 25, 1997.
Trivia (3)
Folksinger. Married to André Coté, Q.C., Crown Attorney for the City of Montreal.
She was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on June 19, 1973 and Invested on: October 24, 1973 for her services to Canadian French Folklore in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. She was awarded for her contribution to the dissemination of French Canadian folklore and the French language, chiefly among young people.
She was a citizenship judge in Montréal (1974-84) and is seen in that capacity in the last part of 'Les voleurs de job'.
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The Canadian Encyclopedia
Hélène Baillargeon
Article by Betty Nygaard King, Hélène Panneton
Published Online June 20, 2007
Last Edited December 15, 2013
Hélène (Marie) Baillargeon. Folklorist, singer, b St-Martin-de-Beauce, south of Quebec City, 28 Aug 1916, d Montreal 25 Sep 1997. She studied voice in Quebec City 1935-8, in New York 1939-40 with Franz Rupp, and in Montreal 1940-4 with Alfred La Liberté, who introduced her to folk music.
Baillargeon, Hélène
Hélène (Marie) Baillargeon. Folklorist, singer, b St-Martin-de-Beauce, south of Quebec City, 28 Aug 1916, d Montreal 25 Sep 1997. She studied voice in Quebec City 1935-8, in New York 1939-40 with Franz Rupp, and in Montreal 1940-4 with Alfred La Liberté, who introduced her to folk music. She was a researcher 1950-5 with Marius Barbeau at the National Museum of Man, Ottawa, and, as a singer and host, participated in many CBC French and English radio and TV broadcasts, including the series 'Le Réveil rural' 1951-5, 'Songs de Chez nous' 1952-5 with Alan Mills,'Cap aux Sorciers' 1955-8, and the popular children's program 'Chez Hélène' 1959-73. She attended international congresses in folk music in Rumania in 1959, Quebec City in 1961, and Czechoslovakia in 1962. Her vitality and her faith in the value of the Quebec heritage contributed greatly to the popularity and status of folk music. She compiled Vive la Canadienne (Montreal 1962), a collection of 77 folk songs, and recorded French Canadian Folk Songs (two LPs: 1953, RCI 97; and 1954, RCI 98), Christmas Carols of French Canada/Chants de Noël du Canada français (1956, Folk FC7229), and Chantons un peu (Dom 48003), and made other LPs with Alan Mills. She also recorded Songs of Chez Hélène (Dom 48008). She became a Member of the Order of Canada in 1973 and was a Canadian citizenship court judge 1974-1984. In 1990 she donated her papers to the University of Montreal. She was married to André Côté, a Crown attorney for Montreal, since 1944.
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Hélène Baillargeon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hélène Baillargeon
Helene Baillargeon.jpg Baillargeon in 1940
Born August 28, 1916 Saint-Martin, Quebec, Canada
Died September 25, 1997 (aged 81) Montreal, Canada
Hélène Baillargeon, CM (August 28, 1916 – September 25, 1997) was a
Quebec singer, actor and folklorist probably best known as the host of the CBC television show Chez Hélène from 1959 to 1973.
She was born in Saint-Martin, Quebec in 1916 and studied singing in Quebec City and New York City and then in Montreal with Alfred La Liberté. She went on to work as a researcher with Marius Barbeau at the National Museum of Canada in Ottawa (later the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau). In 1944, Baillargeon married André Côté, a Crown attorney in Montreal.
She performed and hosted shows on CBC radio and television such as Le réveil rural, Songs de chez nous and Cap aux sorciers. Baillargeon was named to the Order of Canada in 1973. In 1974, she was appointed a Canadian Citizenship Court judge. She also recorded a number of collections of French-Canadian folk songs.
She died in Montreal in 1997.
Selected discography
1955: Songs of French Canada with Alan Mills (Folkways Records)
1956: French Christmas Songs: Chants de Noël (Folkways Records)
1956: Chansons d'Acadie (Folks Songs of Acadia) (Folkways Records)
1961: Chantons en Français; Vol. 1, Part 1-4: French Songs for Learning French (Folkways Records)
1961: Chantons en Français; Vol. 2: French Songs for Learning French (Folkways Records)
External links
Entry from the Canadian Encyclopedia
Archives de l'Université de Montréal
Baillargeon Discography on Folkways
In 1959, Chez Hélène debuted at 2:00 p.m. on CBC Television. Although it aired on the English network, it was predominantly in French, to introduce children to the French language. It was soon paired with The Friendly Giant weekday mornings at 10:45 a.m., as both programs were only 15 minutes long. It was canceled in 1973.
========= aussi / also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chez_Hélène
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chez_Hélène
http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/chez-helene
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199200/
Hélène Baillargeon was born on August 28, 1916 in St. Martin de Beauce, Québec, Canada as Hélène Marie Baillargeon. She was an actress, known for Filles d'Ève (1960), Cap-aux-sorciers (1955) and Je vous ai tant aimé (1958). She died on September 25, 1997.
Trivia (3)
Folksinger. Married to André Coté, Q.C., Crown Attorney for the City of Montreal.
She was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on June 19, 1973 and Invested on: October 24, 1973 for her services to Canadian French Folklore in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. She was awarded for her contribution to the dissemination of French Canadian folklore and the French language, chiefly among young people.
She was a citizenship judge in Montréal (1974-84) and is seen in that capacity in the last part of 'Les voleurs de job'.
-------------
The Canadian Encyclopedia
Hélène Baillargeon
Article by Betty Nygaard King, Hélène Panneton
Published Online June 20, 2007
Last Edited December 15, 2013
Hélène (Marie) Baillargeon. Folklorist, singer, b St-Martin-de-Beauce, south of Quebec City, 28 Aug 1916, d Montreal 25 Sep 1997. She studied voice in Quebec City 1935-8, in New York 1939-40 with Franz Rupp, and in Montreal 1940-4 with Alfred La Liberté, who introduced her to folk music.
Baillargeon, Hélène
Hélène (Marie) Baillargeon. Folklorist, singer, b St-Martin-de-Beauce, south of Quebec City, 28 Aug 1916, d Montreal 25 Sep 1997. She studied voice in Quebec City 1935-8, in New York 1939-40 with Franz Rupp, and in Montreal 1940-4 with Alfred La Liberté, who introduced her to folk music. She was a researcher 1950-5 with Marius Barbeau at the National Museum of Man, Ottawa, and, as a singer and host, participated in many CBC French and English radio and TV broadcasts, including the series 'Le Réveil rural' 1951-5, 'Songs de Chez nous' 1952-5 with Alan Mills,'Cap aux Sorciers' 1955-8, and the popular children's program 'Chez Hélène' 1959-73. She attended international congresses in folk music in Rumania in 1959, Quebec City in 1961, and Czechoslovakia in 1962. Her vitality and her faith in the value of the Quebec heritage contributed greatly to the popularity and status of folk music. She compiled Vive la Canadienne (Montreal 1962), a collection of 77 folk songs, and recorded French Canadian Folk Songs (two LPs: 1953, RCI 97; and 1954, RCI 98), Christmas Carols of French Canada/Chants de Noël du Canada français (1956, Folk FC7229), and Chantons un peu (Dom 48003), and made other LPs with Alan Mills. She also recorded Songs of Chez Hélène (Dom 48008). She became a Member of the Order of Canada in 1973 and was a Canadian citizenship court judge 1974-1984. In 1990 she donated her papers to the University of Montreal. She was married to André Côté, a Crown attorney for Montreal, since 1944.
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Hélène Baillargeon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hélène Baillargeon
Helene Baillargeon.jpg Baillargeon in 1940
Born August 28, 1916 Saint-Martin, Quebec, Canada
Died September 25, 1997 (aged 81) Montreal, Canada
Hélène Baillargeon, CM (August 28, 1916 – September 25, 1997) was a
Quebec singer, actor and folklorist probably best known as the host of the CBC television show Chez Hélène from 1959 to 1973.
She was born in Saint-Martin, Quebec in 1916 and studied singing in Quebec City and New York City and then in Montreal with Alfred La Liberté. She went on to work as a researcher with Marius Barbeau at the National Museum of Canada in Ottawa (later the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau). In 1944, Baillargeon married André Côté, a Crown attorney in Montreal.
She performed and hosted shows on CBC radio and television such as Le réveil rural, Songs de chez nous and Cap aux sorciers. Baillargeon was named to the Order of Canada in 1973. In 1974, she was appointed a Canadian Citizenship Court judge. She also recorded a number of collections of French-Canadian folk songs.
She died in Montreal in 1997.
Selected discography
1955: Songs of French Canada with Alan Mills (Folkways Records)
1956: French Christmas Songs: Chants de Noël (Folkways Records)
1956: Chansons d'Acadie (Folks Songs of Acadia) (Folkways Records)
1961: Chantons en Français; Vol. 1, Part 1-4: French Songs for Learning French (Folkways Records)
1961: Chantons en Français; Vol. 2: French Songs for Learning French (Folkways Records)
External links
Entry from the Canadian Encyclopedia
Archives de l'Université de Montréal
Baillargeon Discography on Folkways
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