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

For more information

Consult The Canadian Encyclopedia for the biography of Ovila Légaré.

Portrait of Ovila Légaré — Ovila Légaré

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 — Canadian singers and musicians, 1930

Photograph of the troupe, Veillées canadiennes (Adélard St-Jean, Alfred Montmarquette, Eugène Daignault, Ovila Légaré and Arthur Lefebvre), in costume — The troupe, Veillées canadiennes regularly broadcast from Montréal radio stations CKAC and CFCF

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

Photograph of Légaré, signed SINCÈREMENT, OVILA LÉGARÉ — Autographed photo of Ovila Légaré

Selected recordings available

"Pierrot n'a pas de culottes" [MP3 2,086 KB]
"Il me faut un mari" [MP3 1,685 KB]
"Benjamin" [MP3 1,531 KB]

To find more recordings, go to Advanced Search. Enter in All Fields ovila AND legare AND select in Digital Content MP3.

Date modified:: 2016-02-29