Paul Ledoux

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Paul Ledoux began writing for the theatre in Montreal where his play, The Electrical Man, won the Quebec Drama Federation award for best play (1975). He is one of Canada's most produced creators of musical theatre and has worked extensively in both television and radio drama as a writer, director, and producer. Selected credits include the series The Edison Twins, The Campbells, Street Legal, The Pit Pony (supervising producer) and most recently the documentary Here I Am, Denny Doherty and The Mamas and The Papas. Radio drama credits include series for CBC's The Mystery Project; In The Blood and the WGC Award nominated The Old Guy. He is known for provocative explorations of the relationship between politics and popular culture as exemplified by the Dora and Chalmers Award-winning play Fire, (with David Young) and, most recently, The Bricklin (with Allen Cole).the story of Canada's most famous automobile.