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Ovila Légaré, folklorist, singer, actor, script-writer and host (1901-1978)

Portrait of Ovila Légaré

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Ovila Légaré

For the biography of Ovila Légaré, please consult the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/.

Photograph of Canadian singers and musicians, 1930, showing: Blanche Gauthier, Eugène Daignault, Arthur Lefebvre, Adélard St-Jean, Ovila Légaré, Isidore Soucy, Dr. Sam Letendre, and Donat Lafleur

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Canadian singers and musicians, 1930. Left to right, Blanche Gauthier, Eugène Daignault, Arthur Lefebvre, Adélard St-Jean, Ovila Légaré, Isidore Soucy, Dr. Sam Letendre, and Donat Lafleur

Photograph of the troupe, Veillées canadiennes (Adélard St-Jean, Alfred Montmarquette, Eugène Daignault, Ovila Légaré and Arthur Lefebvre), in costume

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The troupe, Veillées canadiennes regularly broadcast from Montréal radio stations CKAC and CFCF. Back row, left to right: Adélard St-Jean, Alfred Montmarquette. Front row, left to right: Eugène Daignault, Ovila Légaré, Arthur Lefebvre

Photograph of a young Légaré, when he was recording for Columbia Records

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A young Légaré, when he was recording for Columbia Records

Photograph of Légaré, signed SINCÈREMENT, OVILA LÉGARÉ

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Autographed photo of Ovila Légaré

For more information on Ovila Légaré's recordings, please consult the Virtual Gramophone database.

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Date Created: 1998-07-07
Date Modified: 2010-07-15

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