Hubert Aquin
Known For: Directing
Date of Birth: October 24, 1929
Day of Death: March 15, 1977 (47 years old)
Place of Birth: Québec, Canada
Hubert Aquin was a Quebec novelist, political activist, essayist, filmmaker and editor. Aquin was born in Montreal and graduated from the Université de Montréal in 1951. From 1951 to 1954, he studied at the Institut d'études politiques in Paris. On his return to Montreal worked for Radio-Canada from 1955 until 1959.