Alexandre Dumas was born July 24, 1802, at Villiers-Cotterets, France, the son of Napoleon\'s famous mulatto general, Dumas.
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Dumas made and lost several fortunes, and died penniless on on December 5, 1870.
His most popular works are The Three Musketeers (1844), The Count of Monte Cristo (1844-45), and The Man in Iron Mask (1848-50).
Dumas is most famous for his brilliant historical novels, which he wrote with collaborators, mainly Auguste Maquet, and which were serialized in the popular press of the day.
A prolific author, Dumas was also an adventurer and took part in the Revolution of 1830.
Alexandre Dumas began writing at an early age and saw his first success in a play he wrote entitled Henri III et sa Cour (1829).
Alexandre Dumas was born July 24, 1802, at Villiers-Cotterets, France, the son of Napoleon\'s famous mulatto general, Dumas
