Alexandre Dumas fils Alexandre Dumas fils Alexandre Dumas (; 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 opera "La traviata" ("The Fallen Woman"), as well as numerous stage and film productions, usually titled "Camille" in English-language versions. Dumas (French for 'son') was the son of Alexandre Dumas ('father'), also a well-known playwright and author of classic works such as "The Three Musketeers". Dumas was admitted to the (French Academy) in 1874 and awarded the
Joe Dassin (La Fleur aux dents) "Billboard" in its 8 July 1972 issue and based on the charts compiled by the Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque, Joe Dassin became the top album artist of the whole year 1971 in France. Joe Dassin (La Fleur aux dents) Joe Dassin (commonly called La Fleur aux dents after the first track on side 1) is the fourth French studio album by Joe Dassin. It came out in 1970 on CBS Disques. According to U.S. "Billboard" (its 1 May 1971 issue), the long play sold over 250,000 copies in three months. The LP reached no. 1 in France