Chanig ar Gall | |
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Born | Jeanne-Marie Guillamet 5 May 1922
Sizun, Finistère, France |
Died | 9 April 2012
Brest, Finistère, France | (aged 89)
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Employer | ORTF |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Chanig ar Gall (born Jeanne-Marie Guillamet; 5 May 1922 – 9 April 2012) was a French broadcaster, entertainer, and writer who specialised in Breton culture and, along with her husband Charlez ar Gall, was a pioneer in Breton-language broadcasting.
Chanig ar Gall was born Jeanne-Marie Guillamet on 5 May 1922 in the Saint-Cadou area of Sizun, a commune in Finistère, to a family of farmers from the Crozon Peninsula. [1] [2] In 1942, she married Charlez ar Gall, who at the time worked as a schoolteacher in nearby Argol, and they had two children. [2] [3]
She joined her husband in Breton-language broadcasting after learning the language itself. [1] In 1964, she became part of Radio Brest's Breton radio broadcasts, the first of their kind. [1] In 1971, the two became part of the first Breton magazine programme, ORTF Télé-Bretagne (now France 3 Bretagne)'s Breiz o veva, with Chanig herself as the announcer. [1] [2] She and her husband would later be known as pioneers of Breton-language broadcasting. [4] [1]
She was also an actress in the Breton-language Teatr Penn ar Bed theatrical troupe, [4] [5] and she participated in poetry readings in both the Breton and French languages, performing alongside Yann-Fañch Kemener, Kristen Noguès , and Triskell . [5] [6] In 1992, she wrote an autobiographical book, L'Argolienne; Fañch Broudig later said that in doing so, she had "testified to a fine quality of writing". [5] Other works include Lagad an Heol, l'oeil du feu (a bilingual collection of poetry by Pêr-Jakez Helias) and contributions to Brud Nevez , a Breton literary magazine. [5] Le Telegramme described her as "one of the great performers of Breton culture over the past fifty years". [4]
She and her husband were awarded with the Order of the Ermine in 1990. [3] [7] She was also awarded the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. [6]
During her career, she was ill with cancer and made a recovery after having surgery for treatment in 1969. [5] She later appeared at several Ligue nationale contre le cancer meetings to discuss breast cancer treatment. [5]
Chanig ar Gall died on 9 April 2012 in Brest, France, more than a year after her husband's death. [1] Fañch Broudig recalled that she "was a woman of heart, a woman of Brittany and of her time." [5] Her funeral service was held in Brest on 13 April, with hundreds in attendance. [6]
Chanig ar Gall | |
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Born | Jeanne-Marie Guillamet 5 May 1922
Sizun, Finistère, France |
Died | 9 April 2012
Brest, Finistère, France | (aged 89)
Occupations |
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Employer | ORTF |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Chanig ar Gall (born Jeanne-Marie Guillamet; 5 May 1922 – 9 April 2012) was a French broadcaster, entertainer, and writer who specialised in Breton culture and, along with her husband Charlez ar Gall, was a pioneer in Breton-language broadcasting.
Chanig ar Gall was born Jeanne-Marie Guillamet on 5 May 1922 in the Saint-Cadou area of Sizun, a commune in Finistère, to a family of farmers from the Crozon Peninsula. [1] [2] In 1942, she married Charlez ar Gall, who at the time worked as a schoolteacher in nearby Argol, and they had two children. [2] [3]
She joined her husband in Breton-language broadcasting after learning the language itself. [1] In 1964, she became part of Radio Brest's Breton radio broadcasts, the first of their kind. [1] In 1971, the two became part of the first Breton magazine programme, ORTF Télé-Bretagne (now France 3 Bretagne)'s Breiz o veva, with Chanig herself as the announcer. [1] [2] She and her husband would later be known as pioneers of Breton-language broadcasting. [4] [1]
She was also an actress in the Breton-language Teatr Penn ar Bed theatrical troupe, [4] [5] and she participated in poetry readings in both the Breton and French languages, performing alongside Yann-Fañch Kemener, Kristen Noguès , and Triskell . [5] [6] In 1992, she wrote an autobiographical book, L'Argolienne; Fañch Broudig later said that in doing so, she had "testified to a fine quality of writing". [5] Other works include Lagad an Heol, l'oeil du feu (a bilingual collection of poetry by Pêr-Jakez Helias) and contributions to Brud Nevez , a Breton literary magazine. [5] Le Telegramme described her as "one of the great performers of Breton culture over the past fifty years". [4]
She and her husband were awarded with the Order of the Ermine in 1990. [3] [7] She was also awarded the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. [6]
During her career, she was ill with cancer and made a recovery after having surgery for treatment in 1969. [5] She later appeared at several Ligue nationale contre le cancer meetings to discuss breast cancer treatment. [5]
Chanig ar Gall died on 9 April 2012 in Brest, France, more than a year after her husband's death. [1] Fañch Broudig recalled that she "was a woman of heart, a woman of Brittany and of her time." [5] Her funeral service was held in Brest on 13 April, with hundreds in attendance. [6]