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Michel Marc Bouchard

Michel Marc Bouchard, Canadian playwright

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Born
February 2, 1958
Age in 2026
68
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1958

About Michel Marc Bouchard

Michel Marc Bouchard, is a Canadian playwright. He has received the Prix Journal de Montreal, Prix du Cercle des critiques de l'Outaouais, the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award, and nine Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards for the Vancouver productions of Lilies and The Orphan Muses. In 1993, Bouchard and his theatre company Les deux mondes were awarded the National Arts Centre Award, a companion award of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards. His best-known work, the play Lilies, was produced as the movie Lilies by John Greyson; the film won a Genie Award in 1996. We'll Find Happiness (On sera heureux), Bouchard's first original screenplay not adapted from one of his own theatrical plays, went into production in 2024 under the direction of Léa Pool, and is slated for release in 2025.

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Michel Marc Bouchard timeline

  1. In 1993, Bouchard and his theatre company Les deux mondes were awarded the National Arts Centre Award, a companion award of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards.
  2. His best-known work, the play Lilies, was produced as the movie Lilies by John Greyson; the film won a Genie Award in 1996.
  3. We'll Find Happiness (On sera heureux), Bouchard's first original screenplay not adapted from one of his own theatrical plays, went into production in 2024 under the direction of Léa Pool, and is slated for release in 2025.

The world when Michel Marc Bouchard was born

Michel Marc Bouchard was born in 1958. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1958

  • #1 song"Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno
  • Top movieGigi
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookDoctor Zhivago – Boris Pasternak

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNFL Championship "Greatest Game Ever Played" — Colts vs Giants
  • Top headlineNASA created as the United States enters the Space Race
  • Technology milestoneNASA founded
  • Defining fadHula Hoops — 25 million sold in 4 months
  • Notable inventionHula Hoop
  • World population2.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonSt. Louis Hawks (NBA)
  • U.S. population174.1M

1958 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Michel Marc Bouchard's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19582026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,750$435,000
Average income$6,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.68$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population174.1M341 million

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