Jean Gascon

Director | Actor

Date of birth : 12/21/1920

Date of death : 04/20/1988

City of birth : Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Brother of actor Gabriel Gascon and father of actress Nathalie Gascon, Jean was an important personality in Quebec theatre. With actor Jean-Louis Roux, his fellowman of the "Compagnons de Saint-Laurent" acting troupe, he founded the "Théâtre du Nouveau Monde" (litterally, "Theater of the New World") and he has also been director of the Stratford Art Center.