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Gagné
Gagne and Gagné are two distinct French surnames. The name Gagné is more common in France. Gagne is also the name of three minor French rivers. People with these surnames include: Gagne * Al Gagne (1941–2020), American curler *Greg Gagne (baseball) (born 1961), American baseball player *Greg Gagne (wrestler) (born 1948), American wrestler; son of Verne Gagne *Jacob Gagne (born 1993), American motorcycle racer * Jacqueline Gagne (born ' 1961), American golfer * Leslie Gagne (1908–?), Canadian ski jumper and Olympics competitor *Michaela Gagne (born 1982), American beauty pageant contestant and Miss Massachusetts 2006 * Norman Gagne (1911–1986), Canadian ski jumper and Olympics competitor * Paulin Gagne (1808–1876), French poet, essayist, lawyer, politician, inventor, and eccentric * Pierre Gagne (born 1940), Canadian ice hockey player * Stéphane Gagne (born 1969), French sport shooter and Olympics competitor *Verne Gagne (1926–2015), American wrestler, wrestling trainer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éric Gagné
Éric Serge Gagné (; born January 7, 1976) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher who played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After signing with the Dodgers as a free agent in 1995, Gagné began his career as a starting pitcher. After he struggled in that role, the Dodgers converted Gagné from a starter to a reliever, where for three years (2002–2004) he was statistically the most outstanding closer in the game, winning the Cy Young Award in 2003. During that period, he set a major league record by converting 84 consecutive save opportunities. The phrase "Game Over" was heavily used by the Dodgers and the media in connection with his appearances to finish close games. Gagné played sparingly in 2005 and 2006 due to injury, undergoing elbow surgery in 2005 and back surgery in 2006. The Dodgers did not re-sign him after 2006, and Gagné started the 2007 season with the Texas Rangers, where he briefly enjoyed suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Gagné
Gabriel Gagné (born November 11, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. Gagné was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Gagné was selected in the second round of the 2012 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Moncton Wildcats. In January 2013, Gagné was traded to the Victoriaville Tigres as part of a trade that sent Phillip Danault to Moncton. After playing two-plus seasons with the Tigres, during which he scored 56 goals, Gagné was traded in December 2015 to the Shawinigan Cataractes in exchange for James Phelan and a draft pick. Gagné was drafted in the second round, 36th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. One year later, he made his professional debut for the Senators' ECHL affiliate, the Wichita Thunder. In the final year of his entry-level contract in the 2018–19 season, Gagné contributed with 9 points in 33 games with AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Gagné
Jean Gagné (July 19, 1947 – October 21, 2016) was a French–Canadian professional wrestler and manager, best known under the ring name Frenchy Martin. During his World Wrestling Federation heyday in the 1980s as the manager of Canadian wrestler Dino Bravo, he was known for his trademark sign that read "USA is not OK". Gagné, however, began his career in Canada, primarily in Stampede Wrestling, and Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council. In 1990, Gagné left the WWF and retired from professional wrestling. Professional wrestling career Canada and Puerto Rico Jean Gagné began his career in 1971 in Quebec and in Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling. In June 1977, Gagné, under the name Frenchy Martin, won the IW North American Heavyweight Championship in Trans-Canada Wrestling. In July, he lost the title to Leo Burke. In Stampede Wrestling in February 1976, he held the Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship under the name Don Gagné. In October 1977, Gagné, still wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Gagné
André Gagné is a Canadian professor of theology at Concordia University. Education Gagné has a B.Th. (2001) and Master of Arts (2003) from l'Université de Montréal, and a conjoint Ph.D. from l'Université catholique de Louvain and l'Université de Montréal (2008). Career and research Gagné taught from 2005-2008 at the joint department of religious studies at Laurentian University. He is a full professor at Concordia University. Gagné is a Member of the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP), a research associate of the Centre de recherche Société, Droit et Religions de l'Université de Sherbrooke (SoDRUS), an Associate Member at the Institut d'études anciennes et médiévales de l'Université Laval (IÉAM), and a co-researcher with the Centre d'expertise de formation sur les intégrismes religieux, les idéologies politiques et la radicalisation (CEFIR). In 2017, he was Directeur d'études invité at École pratique des hautes études. Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Gagné
Michel Gagné (born 1965, Roberval, Quebec) is a Canadian cartoonist. Film Gagné studied classical animation at Sheridan College and worked for Sullivan Bluth Studios for six years, working on such films as ''An American Tail'', ''The Land Before Time'', ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'', '' Rock-A-Doodle'', and ''A Troll in Central Park''. While at Bluth's company, Gagné worked on his own short film, '' Prelude to Eden'', which was nominated for an Annie Award in 1996. After leaving Bluth, Gagné moved around and eventually settled at Warner Bros.' animation studio, where he worked on such films as ''Quest for Camelot'', ''The Iron Giant'', and ''Osmosis Jones''. More recently, Gagné designed the special effects for the Cartoon Network series '' Star Wars: Clone Wars''. He has also occasionally worked for Disney and Pixar. His short films, "Sensology", was short listed for an Academy Award in 2010. His graphic novel, ''The Saga of Rex'', is currently being adapted into an animated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Régimbald-Gagné
Kevin Régimbald-Gagné (born July 7, 1987) is the head coach for the Sherbrooke Vert et Or football team of U Sports. He is a former professional Canadian football linebacker who played for three seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a Grey Cup champion, having won with the Roughriders in 2013. University career Régimbald-Gagné played CIS football for the Sherbrooke Vert et Or from 2008 to 2012. He was named a CIS First Team All-Canadian in 2011. Professional career Saskatchewan Roughriders Régimbald-Gagné was drafted in the fifth round, 35th overall by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2012 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 31, 2012. After attending training camp with the Roughriders in 2012, he returned to play CIS football for the Sherbrooke Vert et Or for a fifth year. He re-signed with the Roughriders on May 17, 2013. After beginning the 2013 season on the practice roster, Régimbald-Gagné played in his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Gagné
Armand Gagné (''François-Michel Gagné'', 1771–1792) was the adopted son (and/or foster son) of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette of France.Philippe Huisman, Marguerite Jallut: ''Marie Antoinette'', Stephens, 1971 Adoption One day in 1776, Marie Antoinette's carriage came close to running over a five-year-old little boy on the road. The carriage stopped, the boy was saved, and Marie Antoinette became so delighted with his appearance that she took him with her. The boy was not willing to go and did not wish to be taken away from his grandmother, but Marie Antoinette formally "adopted" him (that is, he became her foster child). The incident was described by Henriette Campan: :"A little village boy, four or five years old, full of health, with a pleasing countenance, remarkably large blue eyes, and fine light hair, got under the feet of the Queen’s horses, when she was taking an airing in a calash, through the hamlet of St. Michel, near Louveciennes. The coachman and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Gagné
Madame Gagné was a photographer who worked between 1886 and 1891 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She and her husband, Édouard C. Gagné (also a photographer) had a total of three studios over time. At least one of her prints can be found at Montreal's McCord Museum. Madame Gagné reportedly had a rapport with the new Chinese immigrants to Montreal, and often made portraits of them and their families. Since most photographers of the time catered to more well-to-do clients, this was an unusual custom. Her photography studio was located at 211 Saint Laurent Boulevard, which is in the heart of today's Old Montreal Old Montreal (French: ''Vieux-Montréal'') is a historic neighbourhood within the municipality of Montreal in the province of Quebec, Canada. Home to the Old Port of Montreal, the neighbourhood is bordered on the west by McGill Street, on th .... References External links Portrait by Madame GagneAnother portrait* — A brief discussion of Mme. Gagné’s phot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Gagné (translator)
Paul Gagné is a Canadian literary translator currently working in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. With his wife Lori Saint-Martin, he has translated over seventy English language books into French, including the works of authors such as Maya Angelou, Margaret Atwood and Naomi Klein. He holds a master's degree in French literature from Laval University. Works Before turning to the world of literary translation, Gagné worked as a translator for several years in Toronto and Montréal. He is a member of the Literary Translators' Association of Canada and of the Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario. Below is a list of selected works that he has translated in collaboration with Lori Saint-Martin: *2008 - ''Tant que je serai noire'' (Maya Angelou, ''The Heart of a Woman'') *2008 - ''La Stratégie du choc'' (Naomi Klein, ''The Shock Doctrine'') *2008 - ''28'' (Stephanie Nolen, '' 28'') *2006 - ''Contre-la-montre : combattre le sida en Afrique'' (Stephen Lewis, '' Race Against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malvina Gagné
Malvina Gagné, known as Sister Saint-Raphaël, (November 6, 1837 – December 29, 1920) was an educator and Ursuline nun. She was founder and superior for the monastery at Roberval, Quebec. Biography The daughter of Joseph Gagné, master pilot, and Luce Mercier, she was born in Saint-Michel and was educated there. Her father died when she was two and her mother became a seamstress to support the family. Four years later, Gagné's mother married a sailor Prudent Lacombe. At the age of 15, Gagné began teaching on the ÃŽle d’Orléans. The following year, she returned home to continue her studies. She began teaching at Isle-Verte when she was 17. In 1860, she entered the Ursuline monastery in Quebec City. In 1863, she took her vows as a nun. She studied at the normal school run by the Ursulines, excelling in mathematics. In 1878, she was made mistress of the noviciate at Chatham, Ontario. She returned to Quebec City in 1880 and was sent to the Lac Saint-Jean region in spring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-Philippe Gagné
Louis-Philippe Gagné (April 16, 1900- January 13, 1964) was a French Canadian American journalist, snowshoe enthusiast, and politician. He wrote an influential and widely circulated political column in ''Le Messager'' and served as mayor of Lewiston, Maine, from 1947 to 1949. Gagné was born in 1900 in Quebec City to Elphege and Georgianna Gagné. He was a protege of Cardinal Louis-Nazaire Bégin and entered seminary. In 1917, he began working for ''Le Soleil'' newspaper. Five years later, he emigrated to Lewiston, Maine, United States, and became editor of ''Le Messager'', the city's Franco newspaper. He became a citizen of the United States in 1928 and ran for ward clerk that same year. He was elected to the Lewiston School Committee in 1930 and served in that position until 1934. During the 1940s, he served two terms on the Lewiston City Council. During World War II, he served on the local Selective Service Board. He also formed a number of civic and sporting organization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Gagné
Arthur Edward Joseph Gagné (October 12, 1896 – October 5, 1988) was a Canadian ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward, born in Ottawa. Career Art Gagné started out his career in the Ottawa City Hockey League, where he played for various teams between 1914–1917. He then played three seasons in Quebec for Laval University, Quebec Sons of Ireland and Quebec Montagnais. Gagné joined the Edmonton Eskimos (ice hockey), Edmonton Eskimos of the Albertan Big-4 League in 1920–21, where he had a productive partnership with centre (ice hockey), centre forward Duke Keats, also when the team moved along to the Western Canada Hockey League. In 1926, he moved to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. He also played with the Regina Capitals, Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators (original), Ottawa Senators, and Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Falcons. Gagné scored 100 points in his 228-game NHL career. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
