Alexandre Dumas fils

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Alexandre Dumas fils
Alexandre Dumas fils
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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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, usually titled Camille in English-language versions), 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.

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.