Robert Gravel (14 September 1944 – 12 August 1996) was an actor, dramatist, theatrical director and teacher. in The Canadian Encyclopedia (accessed 2013-03-11).
Career Gravel was born in Montreal. He was an influential figure in the modern history of theatre in Quebec. In the middle of the 1970s, Gravel, Jean-Pierre Ronfard and Pol Pelletier co-founded the Théâtre Expérimental de Montréal (TEM). Later ideological conflicts led to the foundation of the Nouveau Théâtre Expérimental.
In 1977, Gravel co-founded with Yvon Leduc the highly successful Ligue Nationale d'Improvisation. He died in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon in 1996 and was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.Ian Herbert, Nicole LeClercq, eds., The World of Theatre 2000 (Taylor & Francis, 2000), , p. 48. Excerpt available at Google Books
In 2012, his life and work were profiled in Jean-Claude Coulbois's documentary film Mort subite d'un homme-théâtre.Luc Boulanger, "Mort subite d'un homme-théâtre: hommage à Robert Gravel". La Presse, March 16, 2012.
References Raymond Plante, Robert Gravel, sur les pistes du cheval indompté, Éditions les 400 coups, 2004. Club-Culture report after Gravel's death
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