"Alexandre Dumas fils (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dyma fis]; 27 July 1824 – 27 November 1895) was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel La ...
Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias), published in 1848, which was adapted into Giuseppe Verdi´s 1853 opera La traviata (The Fallen Woman), as well as numerous stage and film productions, usually titled Camille in English-language versions.
Dumas fils (French for ´son´) was the son of Alexandre Dumas père (´father´), also a well-known playwright and author of classic works such as The Three Musketeers. Dumas fils was admitted to the Académie française (French Academy) in 1874 and awarded the Légion d´honneur (Legion of Honour) in 1894." - (en.wikipedia.org 06.06.2020)
