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Allain
Allain is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Alexander Allain (1920–1994), American lawyer and library advocate *Keith Allain (born 1958), American ice hockey player and coach *Marcel Allain (1885–1969), French writer *Pierre Allain (1904–2000), French mountain climber *Rhett Allain, American physicist *Raymonde Allain (1912–2008), French model and actress * Rick Allain (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player and coach *Stephanie Allain (born 1959), American film producer *Tara Allain (born 1985), American beauty pageant winner *Theophile T. Allain (1846–1917), American politician *Valérie Allain (born 1966), French actress *William Allain (1928–2013), American politician Given name *Allain Gaussin (born 1943), French composer *Allain Provost, French landscape architect *Allain Roy (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player *Allain Tikko (1979–2009), Estonian military officer See also *Alain (other) Alain may refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Allain
William Aloysius Allain (February 14, 1928 – December 2, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer who held office as the 59th Governor of Mississippi as a Democrat from 1984 to 1988. Born in Adams County, Mississippi, he attended the University of Notre Dame and received a law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1948. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and practiced law in Natchez until he was appointed Assistant Attorney General of Mississippi in 1962. In 1979 he was elected Attorney General of Mississippi. In that capacity he fought utility rate increases and sued to have members of the Mississippi State Legislature removed from executive boards in state government. Allain ran for gubernatorial office in 1983. During the general election allegations emerged that Allain had engaged in sexual activity with transvestites. The veracity of the allegations were disputed and Allain won the election, but his credibility with the public was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Allain
Alexander Peter Allain (June 27, 1920 – January 5, 1994) was a lawyer and library advocate known for his work securing the freedom of expression."In memoriam: Alexander Peter Allain 1920-1994", ''Louisiana Libraries'', Winter 2006, 4. His career was devoted to securing First Amendment rights for libraries. Allain is recognized as one of ''American Libraries “100 of the Most Important Leaders we had in the 20th Century” for being “a true visionary” in his battle to uphold the First Amendment; his work with the American Library Association (ALA) included helping with the creation of the Office for Intellectual Freedom in 1967 and cofounding the Freedom to Read Foundation.Kniffel, L., Sullivan, P., & McCormick, E. (December 1999). "100 of the most important leaders we had in the 20th century", ''American Libraries'', 39. Early life Born in Louisiana, as a young man, Allain served as a liaison officer in the French Navy during World War II, stationed in Casablanca. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Allain
Marcel Allain (15 September 1885 – 25 August 1969) was a French writer mostly remembered today for his co-creation with Pierre Souvestre of the fictional arch-villain and master criminal Fantômas. Career The son of a bourgeois family, Allain studied law before becoming a journalist. He then became the assistant of Souvestre, who was already a well-known figure in literary circles. In 1909, the two men published their first novel, ''Le Rour''. Investigating Magistrate Germain Fuselier, later to become a recurring character in the Fantômas series, appears in the novel. Then, in February 1911, Allain and Souvestre embarked upon the ''Fantômas'' book series at the request of publisher Arthème Fayard, who wanted to create a new monthly pulp magazine. The success was immediate and lasting. After Souvestre’s death in February 1914, Allain continued the ''Fantômas'' saga alone, then launched several other series, such as ''Tigris The Tigris () is the easternmost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Allain
Stephanie Allain (born October 30, 1959) is an American producer of independent movies in Hollywood, California. Early life Stephanie Allain was born in New Orleans to an African-American father Dr. Charles Allain, a biochemist, and a white mother Gwen Allain Miller, an educator. Her family moved near Los Angeles, California, in 1965, and Allain attended the University of California, Santa Cruz, graduating with a B.A. in English and Creative Writing. Career She began her film career in 1985 at Creative Artists Agency, first as a script reader, then as a staff reader. As a story analyst, she worked for 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., and finally in 1989, at Columbia Pictures. There, Allain was one of twelve readers at the studio, and one of only two African-American readers. She rose through the ranks to become Senior Vice President of Production and was influential in encouraging and developing an African-American filmmaking community in Hollywood in the 1990s. During her te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhett Allain
Rhett Allain is an American associate professor of physics at Southeastern Louisiana University and the author of the Wired (magazine), Wired magazine science blog Dot Physics. He received his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in 2001 and works in the field of Physics education, physics education research. In his blog, Dot Physics, Allain discusses physical concepts, answers questions related to physics and math, and debunks questionable physical claims. Many of his posts are supported by experiments, calculations, and models. Recently, he has analyzed the physics behind the ''Angry Birds Space'' video game and behind a now-debunked video which purported to show a man flying with home-made wings. He has also criticized television shows, including ''Fight Science'', that perform poorly controlled experiments which are presented as scientific. In 2008 Allain rejected the concept of Sailing faster than the wind#Sailing dead downwind faster than the wind, sailing dead down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valérie Allain
Valérie Allain (born 3 April 1966) is a French actress. She portrayed "Mireille" in the 1987 instructional television series '' French in Action'', which acquired a cult following largely because of the appeal of the romantic comedic theme of its fifty-two episodes of full-immersion French language lessons. She has two children: a boy, born in 1990, Pablo and a girl, born in 2003, Juliette. Valérie Allain - fr.wikipedia.org Professional career * Allain was featured (but did not pose) in the November 1988 edition of ''Playboy'' in "Stars of the Cinema in 1988." Filmography Cinema *' (1984) – Sylvie *' (1984) – Stéphanie *'' Le véto'' (1985) *''Club de rencontres'' (1986) *'' Armide'', a short film in the anthology ''Aria'' (1987) *'' Les nouveaux tricheurs'' (1987) *'' Alouette, je te plumerai'' (1987) *''Un parfum d'odyssée'' (1988) *'' La chambre d'ami'' (1988) *''L'Avaro'' (1990) *''Princesse Alexandra'' (1991) *''La plage'' (1991) *'' De justesse'' (1992) *'' TOB (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Allain
Rick Allain (born May 20, 1969) is a former Canadian ice hockey coach. Allain's coaching career followed three seasons as a defenceman for the Maine Mariners/Providence Bruins franchise in the American Hockey League. Coaching career Allain made the transition to coaching in 1997, when he spent a season as assistant coach for the Guelph Storm in the junior-level Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The following season he accepted the head coach position with the Peterborough Petes of the OHL, where he coached for six seasons, 1998–2004. Under his command the Petes had a record of 191–179–38. In 2004 Allain moved to Florida. In the summer of 2006 he assumed the position of head coach for the Jacksonville Barracudas of the Southern Professional Hockey League The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) is a professional ice hockey independent minor league based in Huntersville, North Carolina, with teams located primarily in the southeastern United States as well as Illi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Allain
Tara Allain (born October 2, 1985) is Miss Maine for 2007. She is a 2008 graduate of Colby College. Early life Allain is the daughter of Kathleen and Daniel Allain of Worcester, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Saint Peter-Marian High School. She majored in biology at Colby College. Miss Maine pageant Her platform and charity for the pageant was Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or Habitat, is a US non-governmental, and nonprofit organization which was founded in 1976 by couple Millard and Linda Fuller. Habitat for Humanity is a Ch .... In the talent competition, she performed a dance entitled "Hangin' by a Thread" Participation in Maine pageant Allain admits that her participation in the Maine pageant was a calculated maneuver because she did not want to compete in the Massachusetts pageant. She cites that if she won, she would have to take off a year from school which she claims was not the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Allain
Keith Allain (born September 26, 1958) is an American ice hockey coach. He is currently the head coach of the Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team. He took over the program following Tim Taylor in 2006. In 2013, he led Yale to its first ever NCAA men's ice hockey National Championship. Allain, who played as a goaltender with the Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team, was an assistant coach in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals from 1993–1997, and also served as the goaltending coach for the St. Louis Blues from 1998 to 2006. Allain served as an assistant coach with the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 1992, 2006, and 2018 Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h .... Allain led teams have struggled against Quinnipiac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Allain
Pierre Allain (7 January 1904 – 19 December 2000) was a French alpinist who began climbing in the 1920s. In the 1930s he was joined by several others at Fontainebleau, where his group of "'Bleausards" developed a love of bouldering that went beyond simple training for the Alps. The famous Allain Angle (Grade (bouldering), V2 - V3), done in 1934, is a testament to their dedication and to the resulting elevation of standards. In Allain's 1949 book, ''Alpinisme et Competition'', he expresses his appreciation of this simple and understated climbing specialty. To facilitate the rock-climbing experience he developed – in the 1930s - the first rubber-soled, soft shoes specifically engineered for serious rock work. He wore these on the sandstone boulders as well as on the granite walls of the Alps, where he made several famous first ascents, including the north face of the Aiguille du Dru. These shoes, known as "PAs", became the model for future generations of climbing footwear. Indeed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymonde Allain
Raymonde Allain (22 June 1912 – 27 July 2008) was a French model (people), model and actress. She was Miss France in 1928. Her participation in the 1928 International Pageant of Pulchritude, Miss Universe contest drew international media attention, and her controversial loss to American Ella Van Hueson prompted critical dispute over what counted as "real beauty". Allain later wrote an autobiography titled ''Histoire vraie d'un prix de beauté''. Selected filmography * ''The Tunnel (1933 French-language film), The Tunnel'' (1933) * ''The Pearls of the Crown'' (1937) * ''The Paris Waltz'' (1950) Bibliography * ''Histoire vraie d'un prix de beauté'', Gallimard, 1933, References External links * 1912 births 2008 deaths French film actresses French stage actresses French female models Actresses from Paris 20th-century French actresses Models from Paris {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allain Provost
Allain Provost is a French landscape architect. His works include designs for the Parc Floral in the Bois de Vincennes, Paris, Parc André Citroën in Paris, the Jardin Diderot at La Défense, La Courneuve Park (1972–2000) in Seine-Saint-Denis, Ile-de-France, the Eurotunnel in Calais (1987),Racine, Michel. ''Allain Provost Paysagiste: Paysages Inventés 1964-2004. ''Oostkamp, Belgium: Stichtung Kunstboeck, 2005. the Technocentre Renault, Guyancourt (1992–2000), the reconstruction of the castle gardens of Villarceaux (1994–1999), and the Thames Barrier Park, London (1995–2000), constructed in conjunction with London architectural firm Patel Taylor. He was a jury member on the Father Collins Park design competition in Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
