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Plante
Plante, Planté or La Plante is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ada May Plante (1875–1950), New Zealand artist *Alex Plante (born 1989), Canadian hockey player * Alicia Plante (born 1939), Spanish writer * Arthur Plante (1869–1927), Canadian lawyer and politician *Bill Plante (1938–2022), American journalist for CBS News * Brian Plante (born 1956), American science fiction writer *Cam Plante (born 1964), Canadian former hockey player *Dan Plante (born 1971), Canadian former National Hockey League player *David Plante (born 1940), American novelist *Derek Plante (born 1971), hockey coach and retired National Hockey League player *Francis Planté (1839–1934), French pianist *Franciscus Plante (1613–1690), Dutch poet *Gaston Planté (1834–1889), French physicist who invented the lead-acid battery * Jacques Plante (1929–1986), Canadian ice hockey goaltender *Jean-François Plante, Canadian politician *Joseph-Bernard Planté (1768–1826), notary and po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Plante
Joseph Jacques Omer Plante (; January 17, 1929 – February 27, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. During a career lasting from 1947 to 1975, he was considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey. He played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1953 to 1963; during his tenure, the team won the Stanley Cup six times, including five consecutive wins. In 2017 Plante was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history. Plante retired in 1965 but was persuaded to return to the National Hockey League to play for the expansion St. Louis Blues in 1968. He was later traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1970 and to the Boston Bruins in 1973. He joined the World Hockey Association as coach and general manager for the Quebec Nordiques in 1973–74. He then played goal for the Edmonton Oilers in 1974–75, ending his professional career with that team. Plante was the first NHL goaltender to wear a goaltender mask in regulation play on a regular and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante, CBE (born Lynda Titchmarsh; 15 March 1943) is an English author, screenwriter and former actress, best known for writing the ''Prime Suspect'' television crime series. Early life Lynda La Plante was born Lynda Titchmarsh on 15 March 1943 in Newton, Lancashire. La Plante's older sister Dail was killed in a road accident, at the age of five, before she was born. Raised in Liverpool, La Plante trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After finishing her studies, using the stage name Lynda Marchal, she appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company in a variety of productions, as well as popular television series including ''Z-Cars'', ''Educating Marmalade'', ''The Sweeney'', '' The Professionals'', and '' Bergerac''. As an actress she is perhaps best remembered as the hay-fever suffering ghost Tamara Novek in the BBC children's series ''Rentaghost''. In 1974, La Plante took her first scriptwriting job on the ITV children's series ''The Kids from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura La Plante
Laura La Plante (born Laura Laplante; November 1, 1904 – October 14, 1996) was an American film actress, whose more notable performances were in the silent era. Early life La Plante was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 1, 1904, the daughter of William A. Laplante and Elizabeth E. Turk. Her father taught dancing. After her parents were divorced, her mother took Laura and her sister Violet to live in San Diego, California. In her teens, Laura stayed with a cousin, Mary MacMahon, in Hollywood during a summer vacation and replied to a newspaper ad asking for children for moving pictures, and she was hired. Silent film career La Plante made her acting debut at age 15, and in 1923 she was named as one of that year's WAMPAS Baby Stars. During the 1920s, she appeared in more than 60 films. Her early films include ''Big Town Round-Up'' (1921), with cowboy star Tom Mix, the serials ''Perils of the Yukon'' (1922), ''Around the World in Eighteen Days'' (1923), and several movies wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Plante
William Madden Plante (January 14, 1938 – September 28, 2022) was an American journalist and correspondent for CBS News. He joined the network in 1964 and was noted for being the network's senior White House correspondent for over three decades. Early life and education Plante was born in Chicago on January 14, 1938. His father, Regis, was employed as a field engineer for a heating company; his mother, Jane (Madden), worked as a school administrator. Plante attended Loyola Academy in his hometown, graduating in 1955. It was around this time he was employed by a classical music radio station in Evanston, Illinois, his first experience with broadcasting. Plante studied business and humanities at Loyola University Chicago, earning a bachelor's degree in 1959. He dropped out of Chicago-Kent College of Law after a friend got him a job as assistant news director at WISN-TV. He was at the station for four years before being awarded a journalism fellowship by CBS to study politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Plante
Derek John Plante (born January 17, 1971) is an American ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. Plante played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers. He was a member of the 1999 Stanley Cup champion Dallas Stars. He was an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota-Duluth from 2010-2015 before returning to the program as Associate Head Coach in 2020, a position he holds to this day. Playing career Drafted out of high school by the Buffalo Sabres in 1989, Plante attended the University of Minnesota Duluth and by his senior year was an All-Star leading the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, WCHA in goals, assists, and total scoring. Plante skipped minor league hockey and jumped right to the National Hockey League, NHL in 1994, replacing an injured Pat LaFontaine and scoring 21 goals. By turning pro so quickly, Plante missed out on an opportunity to represent the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Plante
Alexandre Plante (born May 9, 1989) is a Canadian-South Korean professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Anyang Halla of the Asia League Ice Hockey (AL). He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers 15th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut in 2009–10. He is the son of former professional defenceman Cam Plante, while his brother, Tyler, is a goaltending coach for the Brandon Wheat Kings. Playing career Plante played junior hockey for the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The Hitmen selected him with their second round pick, 21st overall, in the 2004 WHL Bantam Draft. He established himself as a regular on Calgary's blue line in 2005–06, playing in 54 games. He appeared in 58 more in 2006–07 and attracted greater attention from NHL scouts in the 2007 playoffs, scoring 11 points in 13 games. As a result, the Edmonton Oilers selected him 15th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, a higher posi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Plante
Tyler Plante (born April 16, 1987) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who last played with the Lørenskog IK of the GET-ligaen. He is currently the goaltending coach for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL Playing career Tyler was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the second round, 32nd overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Tyler gained NHL attention playing for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League and earning the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the top rookie of the WHL in the 2004–05 season. After three full seasons with the Wheat Kings Plante was signed by the Panthers to a three-year entry level contract on June 1, 2007. Since then, he has spent most of his playing time with the Florida Panthers AHL affiliates, the Rochester Americans until 2011, then the San Antonio Rampage. He was recalled up to Florida for a pre-season game at the start of the 2008–09 NHL season, but didn't get any playing time and started the season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicia Plante
Alicia Susana Plante (born 1939) is an Argentine writer, translator, and psychologist, considered one of the main figures of Argentine noir fiction. Biography Alicia Plante was born Buenos Aires in 1939. The daughter of an accountant, she began writing at the age of ten. In 1970, she published her first book, the poetry collection ''Asumiendo mi alma''. After this, she was invited by Harvard University to record unpublished poems and, between 1976 and 1980, she studied psychology. Plante published her first novel, ''Un aire de familia'', in 1990, which won the Premio Azorín, and was published in Argentina by Letra Buena in 1992. That same year, she began to direct literary workshops on narrative and poetry. In 2003, she published the lesbian novel ''El círculo imperfecto''. After Carmen Balcells became her literary agent, Plante published the "Water Trilogy" – ''Una mancha más'' (2011), ''Fuera de temporada'' (2013), and ''Verde oscuro'' (2014). In 2016, she published her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada May Plante
Ada May Plante (4 October 1875 – 3 July 1950) was a New Zealand-born post-impressionist artist who was one of the founding exhibitors in the Post-Impressionist Melbourne Contemporary Group. She was a member of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors. Early life and family Ada May Plante was born on 4 October 1875 in Temuka, New Zealand. Her parents had immigrated from England and her father, Thomas Crowther Plante, worked as a merchant. Her mother was Isabella Plante, née Guthrie. The family moved to Australia in 1888, settling in East Melbourne where Plante was enrolled at the Presbyterian Ladies College in 1891. She received formal training at the National Gallery School from Lindsay Bernard Hall and Frederick McCubbin. Career Her first exhibition was with the Victorian Artists Society in 1901. In 1902 she moved to Paris to study at Académie Julian, sharing a studio with Australian artist Cristina Asquith Baker. She exhibited her work from the ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Plante
Brian Plante (born 1956) is an American science fiction writer. As of 2007, he had published 49 short stories. ''Analog'' magazine has published 16 of his stories and most of the recent ones. Plante has written several sarcastic essays on writing, including the "Chronicles of the Garden Valley Writers," an account of dynamics in a fiction writer criticism group. His non-fiction has appeared in ''Manifest Destiny'', ''Fantastic Collectibles'', and from 1995 to 1998 as a monthly column in ''The New Jersey Graveline''. Honors and awards Plante was a 1995 Writers of the Future finalist. "Lavender In Love", originally published in the February 2003 issue of ''Analog'', won the AnLab (''Analog'' readers poll) award for best short story of 2003. Planet's "The Astronaut", published in May 2007, won him the 2008 Anlab award for best short story of 2007. His 1998 story "Drawn Words" was on the preliminary ballot for the 1999 Nebula Award. Several of his other stories have earned "ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violet La Plante
Violet La Plante (born Violet LaPlant; January 17, 1908 – June 1, 1984), also known as Violet Avon, was an American silent film actress. Biography Violet La Plante, born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, was the younger sister of future Hollywood star Laura La Plante, and started acting in the early 1920s, adapting her surname to "La Plante", like her sister. Her first film was in 1924, starring opposite Buddy Roosevelt, in ''Battling Buddy''. She starred in four films in 1924. The following year, she made just one film, but was included in the WAMPAS Baby Stars (at the time, baby star was common slang for starlet). Her sister Laura was a 1923 WAMPAS Baby Stars. Despite the title as a WAMPAS Baby Star, she never achieved the same level of success as her sister. In 1926 and 1927, she starred in only one film for each year, then in 1928 she had only two films. Her career ended before the advent of sound films, and her last role was in the 1928 film '' How to Handle Women''. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacifique Plante
Pacifique Plante (1907 – August 9, 1976 in Guadalajara, Mexico) was a crime fighting Montreal lawyer from the 1940s to the 1950s. He was also known as Pax Plante. Between 1940 and 1950, he waged war against organized crime, vice and corruption in Montreal. In 1948, Plante denounced corruption inside the police force. With the assistance of the journalist Gérard Filion, he published a series of articles in ''Le Devoir'' (from November 1949 to February 1950) where he affirmed that police "protection" encouraged the activities of the underworld. With Jean Drapeau, he took part in the Caron Inquiry, which led to the arrest of several police officers. Books about Plante The non-fiction book ''City Unique'' by William Weintraub deals with his fight against vice in Montreal. The book has won a QSPELL Award. *Pax lutte à finir avec la pègre - Alain Stanké Alain Stanké (né ''Aloyzas-Vytas Stankevicius''), (born June 11, 1934) is a Canadians, Canadian francophone television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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