Alexandre Dumas, fils Paris (Kingdom of France) July 27 1824 Marly-le-Roy (France) November 27 1895 French writer and dramatist, best known for &quot;Camille&quot;-The Lady of the Camellias (1848). He was the son of Alexandre Dumas, père. Admitted to the Académie Française in 1874 and awarded the Légion d&#x27;Honneur in 1894.