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Gaston Leroux
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French author and journalist (1868–1927)
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Gaston Leroux was a French author born on 6 May 1868. He passed away on 15 April 1927. His literary output includes works such as *Le mystère de la chambre jaune*, *Le parfum de la dame en noir*, *L'homme qui a vu le diable*, *The dark road*, and *La Normandie de Gaston Leroux*. Open Library records 586 works associated with his name.
Leroux’s writings have been adapted into audiobooks, with tags including "Audiobook" and "librivox" found on Last.fm. The platform lists 522 listeners and 9,586 plays for his content. Crossref data indicates five works, while his profile is referenced by 264 other encyclopedia articles. An official website exists for the author.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 6 May 1868
- Died
- 15 April 1927
- Works
- 586
Top works
- L'homme qui a vu le diable
- The dark road
- La Normandie de Gaston Leroux
- Le mystère de la chambre jaune
- Le parfum de la dame en noir
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 522
- Total plays
- 9,586
Tags
Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (6 May 1868, Paris, France – 15 April 1927) was a French journalist, detective, and novelist. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel The Phantom of the Opera (Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, 1910), which has been made into several film and stage productions of the same name, such as the 1925 film starring Lon Chaney; and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical. It was also the basis of the 1990 novel Phantom by Susan Kay. <a href="https://www.last.fm/
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- <i>Gaia</i> Data Release 2
· 2018 · cited 7,446x
- The<i>Gaia</i>mission
· 2016 · cited 6,410x
- A metagenome-wide association study of gut microbiota in type 2 diabetes
· 2012 · cited 6,028x
- Mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene are associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
· 1993 · cited 5,521x
- Pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy for previously untreated, PD-L1-expressing, locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (KEYNOTE-042): a randomised, open-label, controlled, phase 3 trial
· 2019 · cited 2,836x
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Key facts
- Born
- Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux , ( 1868-05-06 ) 6 May 1868, Paris , France
- Died
- 15 April 1927 (1927-04-15) (aged 58), Nice , France
- Occupation
- Journalist , author
- Notable works
- The Phantom of the Opera
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Official website
- www.gaston-leroux.com
- Image
- G. LEROUX.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- topic's main category
- Category:Gaston Leroux
- Commons gallery
- Gaston Leroux
- Commons category
- Gaston Leroux
- Commons Creator page
- Gaston Leroux
- date of birth
- 1868-05-06
- date of death
- 1927-05-06
- place of burial
- Cimetière du Château
- name in native language
- Gaston Leroux
- writing language
- French
- has written for
- Le Journal
- birth name
- Gaston Alfred Louis Le Roux
Sources (5)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux ( French: [ɡastɔ̃ lwi alfʁɛd ləʁu]; 6 May 1868 – 15 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction.
In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel The Phantom of the Opera (French: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, 1910), which has been made into several film and stage productions of the same name, notably the 1925 film starring Lon Chaney and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical. His 1908 novel The Mystery of the Yellow Room is one of the most celebrated locked room mysteries.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gaston Leroux” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.