Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas was born on Jul 24, 1802 in France. Alexandre Dumas's big-screen debut came with The Count of Monte Cristo directed by Francis Boggs in 1908. Alexandre Dumas is known for The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan directed by Martin Bourboulon, François Civil stars as D'Artagnan and Vincent Cassel as Athos. The upcoming new movie Alexandre Dumas plays is The Three Musketeers: Milady which will be released on Dec 13, 2023.

His paternal grandparents were Marie Cessete Dumas (a Haitian slave) and Marquis Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie. Antoine disapproved of their son, Thomas-Alexandre, joining the French army under the "Davy de la Pailleterie" name, so Thomas-Alexandre used his mother's surname instead. He became a valued general of Napoleon, and after he married the daughter of a local tavern owner, Thomas-Alexandre had a son of his own. This son was Alexandre Dumas, who became world-famous as the author of "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo".