Brian Michael Vallée (1940–2011) was a Canadian author, journalist, documentary film producer, screenwriter, and public speaker.

[1] He is best known for his work reflecting on domestic violence and his role with CBC's award-winning documentary program The Fifth Estate.

Vallée got his start in journalism as a staff writer for his hometown paper The Sault Star, where he reported on local news from the fall of 1962 until the spring of 1970.

Marie-native Les Payette founded West End Books, a small publishing company named for the part of the city where both grew up.

A television movie based on his Life With Billy book won three Gemini Awards in 1995.