Alain Rémond (born 15 November 1946) is a famous French humor
columnist
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. He was born in
Mortain (
Manche
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).
Biography
Alain Rémond was born into a modest
Breton family. He studied
philosophy
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, became a teacher of audiovisual moving later on to film review.
In 1973, Alain got a job in ''
Télérama
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'' where he created the well-known and hilarious column "Mon oeil" (which means both "My eye" and "I don't believe you"). He became an editor and continued until 2002.
Now, he writes in the centrist ''
Marianne
Marianne () has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty.
Marianne is displayed i ...
'' (but has said he voted for
Ségolène Royal in
French presidential Election of 2007) and in the
Catholic
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''
La Croix''.
He has published many books about his idols like
Yves Montand
Ivo Livi (; 13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), better known as Yves Montand (), was an Italian-born French actor and singer. He is said to be one of France's greatest 20th-century artists.
Early life
Montand was born Ivo Livi in Stignano, a ...
or
Bob Dylan
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, and has written about his childhood.
See also
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Marianne
Marianne () has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty.
Marianne is displayed i ...
''
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La Croix''
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Ernestine Chassebœuf Ernestine Chassebœuf (née Troispoux) (1910–c.2005) was a (fictitious) France, French letter writer.
Life
Ernestine Chassebœuf spent all her life in Anjou (region), Anjou. Born in Botz-en-Mauges, Maine-et-Loire, she married, in 1928, Edmo ...
External links
Blog about Alain Rémond
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1946 births
Living people
French humorous columnists
French male non-fiction writers
People from Manche
French people of Breton descent