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Rose-Alma Ouellette OQ, (August 25, 1903 – September 14, 1996) also known by her stage name La Poune was a Quebec actress, comedian, theatre manager and artistic director. Ouellette was born to François Ouellette and Josephine Lasanté in the faubourg à M’lasse, a working-class neighbourhood in Montréal, Quebec.
Rose Ouellette, dite La Poune, est une humoriste et comédienne québécoise née le 25 août 1903 à Montréal et morte dans la même ville le 14 septembre 1996. Artiste multidisciplinaire, elle fait ses débuts dans le milieu du théâtre durant la Première Guerre mondiale. Évoluant vers le théâtre burlesque puis le vaudeville ...
With a career spanning over seven decades, burlesque actor Rose Ouellette holds the distinction of being the first woman ever to have directed two individual playhouses in North America. She was made a Chevalière of the Ordre national du Québec in 1990. Rose Ouellette. © Marie-Josée Hudon.
2018 Biography. Born in Los Angeles, USA, Rose completed her four-year education at California State University, Fullerton in 2011 with a BA in Fine Arts. Following that, Rose starred as Taddy Jo, Cover Shy in The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas at the Arvada Center Denver.
The undisputed Queen of burlesque theatre in Quebec, and a comedian at heart, her unique presence delighted audiences on stage and screen for 80 years. Explore Rose Ouellette’s long career as a director and performer through her own words in our new video for #CanadaHistoryWeek2022.
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Best known as her character La Poune, Rose Ouellette was the first female director of two theatres in North America. Join our mailing list: https://histori....
Sep 10, 2021 · Le 14 septembre 1996 décédait, à l’âge vénérable de 93 ans, Rose Ouellette. Connue aussi par son nom d’artiste, « La Poune », cette figure de proue du vaudeville au Québec a fait rire ...
Sep 10, 2014 · Rose Ouellette (La Poune), C.Q., comédienne, auteure, compositrice et interprète (née le 25 août 1903 à Montréal, au Québec; décédée le 14 septembre 1996 à Montréal). Cette actrice burlesque, dont la carrière s’étend sur 75 ans, est la première femme à avoir dirigé deux théâtres en Amérique du Nord.
Quick Reference. (1903–96) French-Canadian comic actress and manager. As a child performer she acquired the nonsense nickname ‘La Poune’, which stuck with her throughout her long career in variety theatre, in American-style ... From: Ouellette, Rose in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance » Subjects: Performing arts — Theatre.
