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Gilles Carle

Gilles Carle, Canadian director and screenwriter (died 2009)

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Born
July 31, 1929
Died
November 28, 2009
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1929

About Gilles Carle

Gilles Carle, was a Canadian filmmaker and painter, who was a key figure in the development of a commercial Quebec cinema. In 1972 Carle won the Canadian Film Award for best Director for his The True Nature of Bernadette. His film 50 ans, celebrating the 50 years of the National Film Board of Canada, won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. In 1990, he was awarded the Government of Quebec's Prix Albert-Tessier.

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Gilles Carle timeline

  1. In 1972 Carle won the Canadian Film Award for best Director for his The True Nature of Bernadette.
  2. His film 50 ans, celebrating the 50 years of the National Film Board of Canada, won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.
  3. In 1990, he was awarded the Government of Quebec's Prix Albert-Tessier.

The world when Gilles Carle was born

Gilles Carle was born in 1929. 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 1929

  • #1 song"Singin' in the Rain"
  • Top movieThe Broadway Melody (first Best Picture winner)
  • Best-selling bookA Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst baseball All-Star Game proposed
  • Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Tuesday
  • Technology milestoneFirst Academy Awards ceremony held
  • Defining fadYo-yos
  • Notable inventionCar radio
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population121.8M

1929 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gilles Carle's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19292026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,300$435,000
Average income$3,850$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population121.8M341 million

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