Jacques Plante est né le 14 août 1920 à Paris, France. Il était marié à Colette Lopes-Curval, Blanche Fossion et Yvette Giraud. Il est mort le 16 juillet 2003 à Paris, France.
In 1951, Mitchell Parish wrote the English lyrics of the song "Maître Pierre" which were written in 1948 by Jacques Plante with the music of Henri Betti. The title song became "The Windmill Song" and the song was recorded in New York October 24, 1951 by The Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra.
