Alexandre Dumas fils
French writer and dramatist (1824–1895) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexandre Dumas fils (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dymɑ fis]; 27 July 1824 – 27 November 1895) was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias), published in 1848, which was adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera La traviata (The Fallen Woman), as well as numerous stage and film productions, usually titled Camille in English-language versions.
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Born | Alexandre Dumas (1824-07-27)27 July 1824 Paris, France |
Died | 27 November 1895(1895-11-27) (aged 71) Marly-le-Roi, Yvelines, France |
Resting place | Montmartre Cemetery |
Occupation | Writer, novelist, playwright |
Period | Romanticism |
Genre | Historical novel, romantic novel |
Notable awards | Légion d'honneur (1894) |
Spouse | Nadezhda von Knorring
(m. 1864; died 1895)Henriette Régnier de La Brière
(m. 1895) |
Children | 2, Colette Dumas [fr], Jeannine Dumas Hauterive [fr] |
Parents | Alexandre Dumas Marie-Laure-Catherine Labay [ru] |
Relatives | Alexandre Lippmann (grandson) Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (grandfather) |
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Dumas fils (French for "son") was the son of Alexandre Dumas père ("father"), also a well-known playwright and author of classic works such as The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. Dumas fils was admitted to the Académie française (French Academy) in 1874 and awarded the Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honour) in 1894.