Jean-Claude Lord was a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
12 Facts About Jean-Claude Lord
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Jean-Claude Lord was one of the most commercial of the Quebecois directors in the 1970s, aiming his feature films at a mass audience and dealing with political themes in a mainstream, Hollywood style.
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Jean-Claude Lord first worked as an assistant director and scriptwriter in the private sector.
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Jean-Claude Lord was an apprentice to Pierre Patry at the company Cooperatio.
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Jean-Claude Lord directed his first English-language film, Visiting Hours, in 1982.
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Four years later, Jean-Claude Lord worked for the first time in television on the series Lance et Compte.
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Jean-Claude Lord won a Prix Gemeaux in 1987 for the series.
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In 1988, Jean-Claude Lord directed the family film La Grenouille et la Baleine.
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Jean-Claude Lord subsequently worked primarily in television on several other series and made-for-TV movies.
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Jean-Claude Lord directed the revival of Lance et Compte that aired from 2000 until 2008.
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Jean-Claude Lord was conferred the Prix Guy-Mauffette by the National Assembly of Quebec in November 2017, in recognition of the contributions he made to the audiovisual industry and culture.
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Jean-Claude Lord was in a domestic partnership with Lise Thouin until his death.