Born in
Vannes,
Morbihan, France, he emigrated to
Montreal,
Quebec in 1907, and studied dramatic arts at the Conservatoire Lassalle. In 1918, he became director of Montreal's Théâtre National. ''L'Homme au foulard blanc
, Les Dopés
, Les Esclaves blanches'' and a theatrical adaptation of
Louis Hémon's novel
Maria Chapdelaine. He remained with the theatre until 1936, when he was succeeded as director by
Rose Ouellette. In the 1930s, he began working in film, with acting and screenwriting credits in several French films, and in broadcasting as a writer of radio dramas for
CKVL,
CKAC and
Radio-Canada. His noted radio dramas included
La Fiancée du commando and
Le procès du fils de l’homme. In the same year he also directed
The Village Priest (Le Curé de village), and in 1950 he released
Séraphin, a sequel to
A Man and His Sin. He had occasional acting roles thereafter, including in stage productions of
Jean Anouilh's
The Lark and Maurice Gagnon's
Edwige, and continued to write for radio into the 1960s, including the dramatic serials
Vies de femmes and ''L'Hirondelle du faubourg''. Throughout his career, he was credited as Paul Gury when acting or directing, but used his real name in writing credits. ==Personal life==