alexandre dumas

     

His father was a general under Napoleon & he took part in Garibaldi's liberation of Sicily in 1860

Trivia about alexandre dumas

  • When the body of this man who died in 1870 was moved in 2002, a cloth with the motto "Un pour tous, tous pour un" was used
  • D'Artagnan is the swashbuckling hero of this author's "The Three Musketeers"
  • Eleonora Duse starred in the title role in the play "Denise" by this famous French "fils"
  • After "The Three Musketeers", he wrote the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre epic, "Queen Margot"
  • Arturo Perez-Reverte's "The Club" of this author debates the authenticity of a "Musketeers" manuscript
  • While living in Paris, Verne got advice on writing from this "Three Musketeers" author
  • This French novelist, a pere without peer, penned the libretto for Monpou's "Le Piquillo"
  • He spent much of his money supporting several mistresses & maintaining his estate, Monte-Cristo
  • Auguste Maquet helped him write "The Three Musketeers"; how much he contributed is in dispute
  • July 24, 1802 & July 27, 1824 are the birthdays of the pere & fils authors who share this name
  • Edmond Dantes gets a promotion in this author's 19th c. sequel "The Fresh Prince of Monte Cristo"