Gaston lewis alfred leroux biography
Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux was a French journalist and author of detective fiction..
Gaston Leroux
Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (6 May 1868 – 15 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction[1†].
Born in Paris, Leroux is best known for his novel “Le Fantôme de l’opéra” (1910; The Phantom of the Opera), which later became famous in various film and stage renditions[1†][2†][1†].
Gaston Leroux was a French novelist, best known for his Le Fantôme de l'opéra (1910; The Phantom of the Opera), which later became famous in various film.
His 1907 novel “The Mystery of the Yellow Room” is one of the most celebrated locked room mysteries[1†].
Early Years and Education
Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux was born on May 6, 1868, in Paris, France[1†]. He was the illegitimate child of Marie Bidaut and Dominique Leroux, who married a month after his birth[1†].
Leroux claimed an illustrious pedigree, including descent from William II of England (in French, Guillaume le Roux), son of William the Conqueror, and social connections such as having been the official playmate of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris at the College d’Eu in Normandy[1†].
Leroux attended school in Normandy[1†][3†][4†] and later studied law in Paris, e