Michel Douay
(b. 1914 or 1915, France)
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Born in Sain-Quentin-Lamotte, Michel Douay studied at the School of Applied Arts and began his career working in the advertising field in the 1930's. He was in captivity during World War II. Upon the liberation, he joined Paul Grimault's animation studios. He also took on a career in illustration. He cooperated on several newspapers and magazines since, like Carrefour, Le Parisien Libéré, Paris-Match and Point de Vue. He has also made several comic strips during his career.
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He made 'Clic' in France-Dimanche from 1949 to 1953, and for La Vie Catholique, he drew the comic series 'Séraphine' between 1956 and 1994. He took over the daily comic 'Zoé enfant terrible' from Jo Carbi in Le Parisien Libéré. Douay drew the comic about this little mischievous girl for a couple of years, after which he turned it over to Roland Moisan. Michel Douay was also present in children's magazines like Formule 1 ('Plumoo', 1968) and Djin et Triolo ('Didine', 1981).
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