Alexandre Dumas, a French renowned writer and playwright, was born on 24th July 1902. You may know him as the genius behind works like The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. He is one of the most widely read French authors, and his works have been translated into many languages. His stories have also been adapted into over 200 films since the start of the 20th century. It is clear that Alexandre Dumas was a gift to the literary world, and his works continue to engage and inspire readers today. 

Fun Facts

• Alexandre Dumas was born to General Thomas Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie and Marie Louise Elisabeth Labouret on July 24, 1802, in the small city of Villers-Cotterets in Picardy, France.
• He was a self-accomplished novelist and playwright with his most prominent works in the romanticism and historical fiction genres.
• Alexandre Dumas is one of the most widely-read French authors.
• Some of his works include The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later.
• In the 1840s, Dumas founded the Theatre Historique in Paris.
• He met and married the love of his life, Ida Ferrier, in 1840. Unfortunately, his wife passed away in 1859.
• In 1851, after Napoleon Bonaparte took power, Dumas left France for Belgium. He did this because he fell out of favor and felt his life may have been in danger. He would later travel to Russia and then Italy.
• He returned to Paris in 1864 and founded a newspaper, L’Independent, which focused on Italian Unification.
• Alexandre Dumas passed on 5th December 1870 at 68.