Denis Héroux

Birth Name:

Denis Héroux

Birth Place:

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Profession

Producer, Director, Writer

Named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1983 after almost two decades of working in the Canadian film industry
His sister Claude Héroux is a well-known actress in Québec
Initially wanting to become a teacher, he considered a career in film after consulting on a 1962 feature by Denys Arcand and Stéphane Venne
After only a few years in the industry, he became one of the most sought-after independent filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s
Co-founded Alliance Entertainment in 1984
Authored two books while working as a film consultant during the late 1960s

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