René-Daniel Dubois

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René-Daniel Dubois (born July 20, 1955 in Montreal) is a Québécois playwright and actor.

Biography

Movie career

He is best known for his 1985 play Being at Home with Claude, which was adapted into an award-winning film in 1992 and the 2009 Thriller drama 5150 Elm's Way. He was also a winner of the Governor General's Award for French language drama in 1984 for Ne blâmez jamais les Bédouins.

Theatrical career

Dubois' other plays have included Panique à Longueuil, 26 bis, impasse du colonel Foisy, Le printemps, monsieur Deslauriers and Le Troisième fils du professeur Yourolov, as well as the French translation of Timothy Findley's Elizabeth Rex (Elizabeth, roi d'Angleterre).

Personal life

He is openly gay.^[1]

References

↑ Murphy, Timothy F. (2000), Reader's Guide to Lesbian and Gay Studies, Taylor & Francis, p. 112, ISBN 1-57958-142-0

External links

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