As per our current Database, Gabrielle Roy has been died on Jul 13, 1983 (age 74).
When Gabrielle Roy die, Gabrielle Roy was 74 years old.
| Popular As | Gabrielle Roy |
| Occupation | Children's Author |
| Age | 74 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | March 22, 1909 (Canada) |
| Birthday | March 22 |
| Town/City | Canada |
| Nationality | Canada |
Gabrielle Roy’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Gabrielle Roy was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.
A French-Canadian Novelist and children's author, she is known for works such as Children of My Heart, Street Riches, and The Fragile Lights of Earth. Her novel, The Tin Flute (French title: Bonheur d'occasion), won the Governor General's Award for Fiction.
She worked as a Sketch Artist in her early adulthood years. She published her debut novel, Bonheur d'occasion, in 1945.
Her 1954 novel, Alex Andre Chenevert, is regarded as one of the most important Canadian works of psychological realism.
She was born in Manitoba, Canada and later moved to Quebec. She married Marcel Carbotte, a gynecologist, in 1947.
She was an influential Canadian author, as was Jane Jacobs .
