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- Edgar Laplante (c. 1888 – January 1944), sometimes posed as Chief White Elk, was a French-Canadian American con man and actor known for his confidence tricks such as duping local businessmen, befriending world class leaders, and seducing high class women by posing as American war heroes and long distance runners (including Tom Longboat). He also used to involve these contacts in his substance abuse. He performed his first con at an apparent age of 14. He was able to make money by delivering public speeches at religious places and civil societies while disguised as other people, never revealing his real name. (en)
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- Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States (en)
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- Edgar Laplante, posing as Chief White Elk, 1918 (en)
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- French Canadian - American (en)
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- Confidence trickster, Actor (en)
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- Edgar Laplante (c. 1888 – January 1944), sometimes posed as Chief White Elk, was a French-Canadian American con man and actor known for his confidence tricks such as duping local businessmen, befriending world class leaders, and seducing high class women by posing as American war heroes and long distance runners (including Tom Longboat). He also used to involve these contacts in his substance abuse. He performed his first con at an apparent age of 14. (en)
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