Born: 27 July 1824 · Died: 27 November 1895 · Age at death: 71
How old was Alexandre Dumas fils when he died?
Alexandre Dumas fils died aged 71. He was born on 27 July 1824 and died on 27 November 1895.
French writer of La Dame aux Camélias, the story that inspired Verdi's opera La Traviata
Did you know?He was the illegitimate son of the author of The Three Musketeers and shared the exact same name as his father.
Quick facts
Date of birth27 July 1824
Date of death27 November 1895
Age at death71
NationalityFrench
Birthplaceformer 2nd arrondissement of Paris, France
Occupationwriter, playwright, dramaturge
Editor's Take:
Alexandre Dumas fils was the son of the famous novelist and a celebrated writer in his own right. He was born illegitimate, and his father only acknowledged him at the age of seven. That experience shaped his lifelong interest in family and morality. His novel La Dame aux Camélias, about a doomed Paris courtesan, drew on his own love affair. As a play it was a huge success. Verdi turned it into the opera La Traviata. He went on to write social dramas about marriage and money.
Alexandre Dumas fils (French:; 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…
