Hubert Aquin

Known for: Directing

Born: October 23, 1929 in Québec, Canada - Died: March 14, 1977

Hubert Aquin was a Quebec novelist, political activist, essayist, filmmaker and editor. Aquin was born in Montreal and graduated from the Université de Montréal in 1951. From 1951 to 1954, he studied at the Institut d'études politiques in Paris. On his return to Montreal worked for Radio-Canada from 1955 until 1959.