Champlain Marcil
In addition, he was active from 1940 to 1985 in depicting the Outaouais region of western Quebec and Ontario.
Champlain Marcil
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- Born
- 1920 · Ottawa.
- Died
- 2010 · Ottawa.
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- photographer · photojournalist
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In addition, he was active from 1940 to 1985 in depicting the Outaouais region of western Quebec and Ontario.
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Champlain Marcil (1920–2010) was a Canadian photographer and photojournalist. The photographer was born and died in Ottawa.
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Marcil was born in Ottawa in June 1920 to Rose-Alba Carle and Roméo R. Marcil. He was one of nine children. Marcil married Pauline Vachon in 1947, and they had five children. He died in 2010 and is interred in Notre-Dame Cemetery in Ottawa. He was a life member of the University of Ottawa, and a member of various Christian organizations.
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He began his career as a professional photographer in 1940, recording the Eucharistic Congress at Trois-Rivières. In 1947, he shot the and became a freelancer for Le Droit, becoming a permanent contributor from 1954 to 1969. At the same time, he was class photographer for 125 schools in the Hawkesbury - Ottawa area. The Champlain Marcil archives contains 135,425 photographs and is preserved in the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (National Library and Archives of Québec) in Gatineau.
Champlain Marcil, Cloche de l'Église Saint-Médard à Deschênes BAnQ P174S4P222
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Champlain Marcil, Couvent des Soeurs du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus Sainte-Cécile de Masham BAnQ P174S4P241
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- 1.Philippe Orfali. Décès du photographe Champlain Marcil. Le Droit. 2010-04-06.
- 2.Philippe Orfali. La photo de presse se transforme. Le Droit.
- 3.Champlain Marcil, nécrologie. Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie (Quebec Genealogical Society Federation). 2010-04-06.
- 4.Fonds d'archives Champlain Marcil - BAnQ Gatineau
- 5.Le Droit. Les photographes du Droit : Au-delà des mots, il y a l'image. 2003-03-27. 0839-4865.
- 6.Fonds d'archives Champlain Marcil - BAnQ Gatineau
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