Roger Lemelin, CC, OQ, FRSC (April 7, 1919 March 16, 1992) was a Quebec novelist, television writer and essayist.Lemelin was born in Quebec City. From 1944 to 1952, he was a Canadian correspondent for the American magazines Time and Life and, from 1972 to 1981, chief executive officer and editor of La Presse.In 1980 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.