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1824 - Alexandre Dumas fil born

Alexandre Dumas fils (1824–1895) was a French writer and playwright, best known for his novel La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias), which inspired Verdi’s opera La Traviata. He was the son of the famous novelist Alexandre Dumas père, who wrote The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. Unlike his father, who focused on adventure novels, Dumas fils specialized in drama and works exploring moral and social themes, particularly about women and marriage.

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