Dumas, Alexandre

Dumas, Alexandre (or Dumas fils ) ( 1824 – 95 )
French dramatist. He became one of the most successful dramatists of the Second Empire. His play La Dame aux camélias ( 1852 ) was based on Dumas's own novel ( 1848 ) and inspired Verdi's opera La Traviata ( 1853 ).

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