Canadian (Québec) singer-songwriter, poet, writer, and actor, born in La Tuque on August 2, 1914 and died in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans on August 8, 1988, at 8:00 a.m. Leclerc played a major role in the revitalization of Québec folk song. He was one of Québec's greatest poets alongside Gilles Vigneault and his cultural influence was considerable. Father of Martin Leclerc (3).