Alain Doucet
Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation used to indicate Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name * Émile Chartier (1868–1951), French philosopher and antimilitarist commonly known as Alain Places * Alain, Iran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran * Al Ain, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ** Al Ain International Airport in the United Arab Emirates * Val-Alain, Quebec, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada Other uses * 1969 Alain (1935 CG), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1935 * ''Alain'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae * Prix Alain-Grandbois or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry * Rosa 'Alain', popular red floribunda rose variety See als ...
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Alain (given Name)
Alain () is widely used as a personal name and is the French form of Alan but also exists in English-speaking countries: A * Alain Absire (born 1950), French writer * Alain Acard (born 1951), French sprint canoeist * Alain Alivon (born 1965), French military and drill instructor *Alain Altinoglu (born 1975), French-Armenian conductor * Alain Ambrosino (born 1951), French rally driver * Alain Amougou (born 1973), Cameroonian footballer *Alain Anderton, British author of business studies and economics textbooks * Alain Anen (born 1950), Luxembourgian fencer * Alain Andji (born 1974), French pole vaulter * Alain André, Canadian politician and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec *Alain Anziani (born 1951), member of the Senate of France, representing the Gironde department *Alain Aoun (born 1971), Lebanese politician and nephew of President Michel Aoun *Alain Arroyo (born 1982), Spanish footballer and manager *Alain Aspect (born 1947), French physicist * Alain Akouala Atipault (born ...
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Alain (surname)
Alain is a surname, and may refer to: *Jehan Alain (1911–1940), French organist and composer *Marie-Claire Alain (1926–2013), French organist and organ teacher *Olivier Alain Olivier Georges Alain (3 August 1918 – 28 February 1994) was a French organist, pianist, musicologist and composer. Life Alain was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, into a musical family. His father was the organist and composer Albe ...

Daniel Brustlein
Daniel Brustlein (1904–1996) was an Alsace, Alsatian-born American artist, cartoonist, illustrator, and author of children's books. He is best known for the cartoons and cover art he contributed to ''The New Yorker'' magazine under the pen name "Alain" from the 1930s through the 1950s. The novelist John Updike once said his childhood discovery of Brustlein's cartoons helped to stimulate his desire to write for the magazine and one of Brustlein's cartoons has been repeatedly cited for its skillful and witty self-reference. Although they have not received the same public acclaim as his humorous drawings, his paintings drew strong praise from influential critics such as Hilton Kramer, who said Brustlein's work had great refinement showing "beautiful control over the precise emotion he wants it to convey" and "complete command of color and form handled with a remarkable delicacy and discretion." In October 1960 a painting of Brustlein's appeared on the cover of ARTnews and his reputa ...
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