Marie Duplessis was based on Duplessis. It appeared within a year of her death. In the book, Dumas became "Armand Duval" and Duplessis "Marguerite Gautier". Dumas also adapted his story as a play, which inspired Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La traviata" and various films. Biographical Studies Citations Marie Duplessis Marie Duplessis (15 January 1824 – 3 February 1847) was a French courtesan and mistress to a number of prominent and wealthy men. She was the inspiration for Marguerite Gautier, the main character of "La Dame aux Camélias" by Alexandre Dumas the younger, one of Duplessis' lovers. Much of what is known about her
La Cage aux Folles (film) parents (Carmen Scarpitta and Michel Galabru) to meet them. , "La Cage aux Folles" has remained the 10. foreign film released in the United States of America. The film was the second highest-grossing film of the year in France with 5,406,614 admissions. In Germany, it received 2.65 million admissions, making it was the 11th highest-grossing film of the year. The film received critical acclaim. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 100% rating based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The film was followed by two sequels: "La Cage aux Folles II" (1980), also