Laurent Lachance

Laurent Lachance (16 March 1931 – 4 October 2024) was a French Canadian author and schoolteacher.^[1]

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Laurent Lachance
Lachance in 2010
Born	(1931-03-16)16 March 1931 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	4 October 2024(2024-10-04) (aged 93)
Education	Université de Montréal
Occupations	Linguist author
Known for	Passe-Partout

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Early life

Born in Montreal on 16 March 1931, Lachance studied at the Université de Montréal. He began his career as a French and Latin teacher at the Collège Sainte-Croix [fr], the Collège St-Paul, and the Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne. He directed educational projects at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of Quebec from 1968 to 1986 and at Télé-Québec from 1986 to 1993.

Passe-Partout

Between 1972 and 1975, Lachance helped create the popular children's television program Passe-Partout.^[2]^[3]^[4] On 14 November 2007, the National Assembly of Quebec marked the 30th anniversary of the creation of Passe-Partout.^[5] That year, Lachance announced his intention to file a lawsuit against the distributor of the show's DVDs in order to obtain his own right to make profits.^[6] However, the court ruled against him, stating that he was not the owner of the series' copyright.^[7] The legal saga continued into 2012,^[8]^[9] when a superior court dismissed the case on merits, though Lachance had the option to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.^[10]

Other work

In addition to Passe-Partout, Lachance also directed programs by Canal Famille [fr].^[11] In 2019, he released Quenotte and Quenoeil, coloring books published online.^[12]

Death

Lachance died on 4 October 2024, at the age of 93.^[13]

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Works

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Children's stories

Le Trou perdu, Héritage (1983)

Stories for adults

Ailleurs plutôt que demain (1991)^[14]
Le Tigre-sabre (1993)

Dream interpretations

Les rêves de mentent pas (1983)
Rêves, signes et coïncidences : Dictionnaire d'interprétation (1999)^[15]
Les rêves portent conseil : Guide d'interprétation (2000)^[16]
Interprétez les rêves de votre enfant (2001)

Biographies

Fernand Caron et l'âme du bois^[17]
André Turpin peintre et sculpteur, propos et confidences (2016)

History

De Sainte-Croix à Maisonneuve, 75 ans d'histoire (2003)

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