Alexandre Desmarteaux
Joseph Alexandre Godfroid Desmarteaux (born July 30, 1884 in Montreal , † December 21, 1925 there ) was a Canadian vaudeville actor and singer.
Desmarteaux began his career in 1901 at the side of Hector Pellerin with the Troupe du Cercle at Dumas Hall in Montreal. But he also worked with other troops and was theater director himself from 1915 to 1916. With the drama troupe of Fred Barry and Albert Duquesne he gave performances at the Théâtre Family in Saint-Henri. In 1922 he joined the group of Jeanne Demons and Bella Ouellette at the Théâtre Impérial in Quebec. In 1922 he worked alongside Hector Pellerin, Hercule Lavoie and Blanche Gauthier on one of the first radio programs on the Montreal broadcaster CKAC.
Desmarteaux recorded around a hundred songs and humorous skits for Columbia Records in the 1920s (with Elzéar Hamel and Juliette Béliveau ), and several other recordings were made with His Master's Voice and Starr. His trademark was his infectious laughter, which he often built into his vocal performances. His son Paul Desmarteaux was also known as an actor.
His parents were Alphonse Desmarteau and Christine Lapointe. Since 1904 he was married to Éliza Gagnon.
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- ↑ a b Baptismal register of the parish of Ste-Brigide de Montréal, 1884, sheet 86r , no.B.436.
- ↑ Death register of the Basilica Notre-Dame de Montréal , 1925, sheet 265r.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Desmarteaux, Alexandre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Desmarteaux, Joseph Alexandre Godfroid (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian vaudeville actor and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 21, 1925 |
| Place of death | Montreal |