Pauline Julien

Born in TroisRivières Quebec Julien was the companion of the poet and Québec provincial MLA Gérald Godin another Trifluvian and sovereignist Julien performed proindependence songs in Montréal clubs as early as 1964 In 1965 she hosted the CBC television series Mon pays mes chansons At the CBC she also collaborated and recorded with pianist Herbert Ruff and performed on the program On Stage In 1970 Julien and Godin were arrested during the October Crisis and were released eight days later without charge In 1994 France decorated her with the title Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres Julien was made a Chevalière de lOrdre national du Québec Diagnosed with a debilitating brain disease Julien took her own life early October 1998 in Montreal She was the subject of the 2018 documentary film Pauline Julien Intimate and Political Pauline Julien intime et politique Description above from the Wikipedia article Pauline Julien licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia