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name: "François Barbeau"
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born: "27 July 1935"
died: "28 January 2016"
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# François Barbeau

Costume designer. Born 27 July 1935 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Died 28 January 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 27 July 1935, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- **Died:** 28 January 2016
- **Active:** 1980–2014

## Biography

François Barbeau (1935–2016) was a Canadian costume designer. He was born in Montréal, Québec, and trained at the Cotnoir Caponi school of haute couture. He began his career in the 1950s working with Paul Buissonneau at La Roulotte and later at the Théâtre du Rideau Vert, where he designed for more than 185 productions.

Barbeau worked on over 700 productions in theatre, film, dance, opera and circus in Canada and abroad. His film credits include *Kamouraska* (1973), *Atlantic City* (1980), *Léolo* (1992) and *Laurence Anyways* (2012). He taught at the National Theatre School of Canada and the Université du Québec à Montréal. He received the Governor General's Award in 1996 and was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2000.

*Sources: imdb.com, thecanadianencyclopedia.ca, theglobeandmail.com, cbc.ca, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Mommy* (2014), Fi1m 81, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/mommy.md)
- *Atlantic City* (1980), Fi1m 86, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/atlantic-city.md)

## Also known for

- *It's Only the End of the World* (2016), Costume Consultant
- *Laurence Anyways* (2012), Costume Design
- *Léolo* (1992), Costume Design
- *The Second Arrival* (1998), Costume Design
- *Afterglow* (1997), Costume Design

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