19th-century French author who wrote adventure novels with historical elements, including The Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The Count of Monte Cristo. His other works include the Sainte-Hermine Trilogy and a series of romantic novels about Marie Antoinette.
After moving to Paris, he wrote his first play, Henry III and His Courts, which received much acclaim upon its opening. Early in his career, he also collaborated with literary friends on a multi-volume collection of true crime-themed essays.
All of his major works have been adapted into films.
He married Ida Ferrier in 1840. His famous son, Alexandre Dumas, fils became a popular French author and playwright whose melodrama, Camille, was particularly famous in its day.
Sean Connery plays the main character in the film adaptation of Dumas’ novel, The Count of Monte Cristo.
Alexandre Dumas Age
How old is Alexandre Dumas? He was born in 1802, he was 221 years old at the time of his death.
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Alexandre Dumas Wiki
| Famous as | Novelist |
|---|---|
| Age | 221 years old |
| Birthday | July 24, 1802 |
| Birthplace | Villers-Cotterets, France |
| Date of Death | December 5, 1870 |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
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Quotes by Alexandre Dumas
It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.
— Alexandre Dumas
Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.
— Alexandre Dumas
Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss.
— Alexandre Dumas
Business? It’s quite simple; it’s other people’s money.
— Alexandre Dumas
Infatuated, half through conceit, half through love of my art, I achieve the impossible working as no one else ever works.
— Alexandre Dumas