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Early Life
Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie or Alexandre Dumas was born in Villers-Cotterêts, France. The name Dumas was adopted by his grandmother, a former slave. He was the son of a high General, Sir Thomas-Alexandre. -
My Boy's Status
When Alexandre was four years of age, his father passed away from cancer. His mom was poor and couldn't provide a fair education. Determined to learn, Alexandre read everything in his grasp and even taught himself spanish. -
First Job
He used his father's distinguished reputation to gain a position at the royal pallace working for the Duke of Orleans. Who would eventually become king. -
Making it :)
While working for the Duke, Alexander wrote his first play titles Henery the Third and his Courts. Followed up by his second play Christine. The success of these plays supported him enough to become a full-time writer. -
The Switch
Dumas wrote several successful plays in the 1830's. He then switched to writing novels. His first Novel was Le Capitaine Paul. -
Big Star
This was a big year for Dumas as the Novel The Fencing Master was released. He wrote it accompanied by his good friend and fencing master. Which he refers to in one of his finest books, The Count of Monty Cristo. -
Wifey
He married an actress named Ida Ferrier. Although Ida was his only wife he had as many as 40 mistresses. -
Author of Many (best sellers)
Dumas wrote approximaately tweleve novels. Including but not limited to his most famous books, The Count of Monty Cristo (1844-1846) and The Three Muskateers. -
More books... Hurray
He wrote The Vicomte De Bragelonne, which ended up being the bases of the movie The Man in the Iron Mask. It was also a sequel of The Three Muskateers. -
Also...
From the 1850's until his death, Dumas continued to write individual stories and series. In addition to writing play and Novels, Dumas also wrote Journals articles on Politics, culture, and travel. After his death, in 1873 Dumas even published a cook book titled The Grand Dictionnarie De Cuisine -
Fin...
He died.
