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Alexandre Lippmann (great-grandson) Signature. Alexandre Dumas [a] (born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, [b] 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), [1] [2] also known as Alexandre Dumas père, [c] was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors.
Apr 2, 2014 · Alexandre Dumas was born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie on July 24, 1802, in Villers-Cotterêts, France, to Marie Louise Labouret and General Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie.
Jul 20, 1998 · Alexandre Dumas, fils (born July 27, 1824, Paris, Fr.—died Nov. 27, 1895, Marly-le-Roi) was a French playwright and novelist, one of the founders of the “problem play”—that is, of the middle-class realistic drama treating some contemporary ill and offering suggestions for its remedy. He was the son ( fils) of the dramatist and novelist ...
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Nov 10, 2018 · Learn about the life and works of Alexandre Dumas, the French author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. Discover his early years, his revolutionary involvement, his prolific career, his personal affairs, and his legacy.
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Feb 4, 2021 · Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French author and playwright, best known for his historical adventure fiction. As one of France’s most widely read authors, his works have been translated into dozens of languages. In this Dumas bio, you will a man whom acquaintance, English playwright Watts Phillips, described as ...
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Alexandre Dumas. Alexandre Dumas, known as Dumas père, (born July 24, 1802, Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, France—died Dec. 5, 1870, Puys, near Dieppe), French playwright and novelist. Dumas’s first success was as a writer of melodramatic plays, including Napoléon Bonaparte (1831) and Antony (1831). His immensely popular novels, set in ...