Edgar Laplante, posing as Chief White Elk, 1918[1]
Born
1888
Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States
Died
January 1944
Arizona, US
Nationality
French Canadian - American[2]
Occupation(s)
Confidence trickster, Actor
Spouse
Burtha Thompson
Studio photo taken in 1921
Edgar Laplante (c. 1888 – January 1944), sometimes posed as Chief White Elk,[a] and, in Italy, Capo Cervo Bianco (Chief White Buck) 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.
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^"'INDIAN CHIEF' BACK, SHORN OF HIS GLORY; Says False Claims Won Him Riches, Fame and Five Years in an Italian Prison. WANTS A 'PLAIN JOB' 'White Elk,' Decorated by Fascists, Is Now Just Edgar La Plante of Pawtucket, R.I. Makes Humble Start. Wins a Decoration". September 20, 1929 – via NYTimes.com.
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