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Gaston Leroux (1868–1927)

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A native of Paris, France, a poet, journalist and novelist, Gaston Leroux is known for his many creative horror stories, including "Rouilable", "The Haunted Chair" and "The Wax Mask", but is probably best known for his work "The Phantom of the Opera", which became Leroux's prize possession. He wrote... See full bio »

Born:

Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux
in Paris, France

Died:

(age 58) in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
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2012 A Friend of the Devil (short) (short story "L'Homme qui a vu le diable")
 
2012/II Love Never Dies (characters created by)
 
2011 The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (novel "Le Fantôme de L'Opéra")
 
2010 Au siècle de Maupassant: Contes et nouvelles du XIXème siècle (TV series)
– Le fauteuil hanté (2010) (by)
 
2010 Erik: Portrait of a Living Corpse
 
2005 Le parfum de la dame en noir (novel)
 
2004 The Phantom of the Opera (novel "Le Fantôme de L'Opéra")
 
2003 The Mystery of the Yellow Room (novel)
 
1998 The Phantom of the Opera (novel)
 
1998 Il fantasma (video) (novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opera")
 
1997 The Wax Mask (novel - uncredited)
 
1991 O Fantasma da Ópera (TV mini-series) (novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opera")
 
1991 The Phantom of the Opera (TV movie) (novel "Le Fantôme de L'Opéra")
 
1991 Le roi Mystère (TV mini-series) (story)
 
1990 The Phantom of the Opera (TV movie) (novel)
 
1989 The Phantom of the Opera (novel)
 
1988 Phantom of the Ritz (novel "Phantom of the Opera")
 
1988 The Phantom of the Opera (TV movie) (novel)
 
1988 Le dîner des bustes (short) (short story "Le dîner des bustes")
 
1986 Cinéma 16 (TV series)
– Le collier de velours (1986) (novel "La femme au collier de velours")
 
1986 Le coeur cambriolé (TV movie) (short story)
 
1983 L'homme de la nuit (TV mini-series)
 
1983 The Phantom of the Opera (TV movie) (novel)
 
1981 La double vie de Théophraste Longuet (TV movie) (novel)
 
1976 La poupée sanglante (TV mini-series) (novel)
 
1974 Chéri-Bibi (TV series) (novel)
 
1974 The Down-in-the-Hole Gang (novel "La double vie de Theophraste Longuet" - uncredited)
 
1972 L'homme qui revient de loin (TV mini-series) (novel)
 
1970 Le coeur cambriolé (TV movie) (short story)
 
1970 Le fauteuil hanté (TV movie) (novel)
 
1968 Novela (TV series)
– El misterio del cuarto amarillo (1968) (novel)
 
1966 Rouletabille (TV series)
 
1965 Le mystère de la chambre jaune (TV movie) (novel)
 
1962 The Phantom of the Opera (novel)
 
1962 El muñeco maldito (TV mini-series) (novels "La poupée sanglante" and "La machine à assassiner")
 
1960 El fantasma de la ópera (TV mini-series) (novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opera")
 
1960 El hacha de oro (TV mini-series) (novel "La hache d'or")
 
1955 Chéri-Bibi (novel)
 
1950 The Man Who Returns from Afar (novel "L'homme qui revient de Lion")
 
1949 Le parfum de la dame en noir (novel)
 
1949 The Mystery of the Yellow Room (novel)
 
1948 Rouletabille contre la dame de pique (stories)
 
1947 Rouletabille joue et gagne (stories)
 
1947 El misterio del cuarto amarillo (novel "Le mystère de la chambre jaune")
 
1943 Phantom of the Opera (novel)
 
1942 Dr. Renault's Secret (novel "Balaoo" - uncredited)
 
1941 Ye ban ge sheng xu ji (play)
 
1938 Chéri-Bibi (novel)
 
1937 Song at Midnight (play)
 
1936 Mr. Flow (story)
 
1932 Rouletabille aviateur (stories)
 
1932 Flying Gold
 
1931 Le parfum de la dame en noir (novel)
 
1931 The Phantom of Paris (adapted from the novel: "Chéri-Bibi" by)
 
1931 Cheri-Bibi (novel "Chéri-Bibi")
 
1930 The Mystery of the Yellow Room (novel)
 
1927 The Wizard (novel "Balaoo")
 
1926 The Lily (story "Le Lys")
 
1925 The Phantom of the Opera (from the celebrated novel by)
 
1922 Rouletabille chez les bohémiens (story)
 
1922 Il était deux petits enfants
 
1921 Le sept de trèfle
 
1920 Tue-la-mort (writer)
 
1920 The New Dawn
 
1920 A halál után (novel)
 
1919 The Mystery of the Yellow Room (novel)
 
1919 L'homme qui revient de loin (novel and adaptation)
 
1916 Das Phantom der Oper (novel)
 
1916 Alsace (play)
 
1914 Rouletabille II: La dernière incarnation de Larsan (short) (novel)
 
1914 Les premières aventures de Chéri Bibi (short)
 
1914 La dernière incarnation de Larsan (short) (novel)
 
1913 Balaoo the Demon Baboon (short) (novel)
 

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Other Works:

(????) Novel: "Le Fantôme de l'Opera" (filmed as The Phantom of the Opera, Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera, Das Phantom der Oper, El fantasma de la ópera, The Phantom of the Opera, O Fantasma da Ópera, O Fantasma da Ópera) See more »

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Official Sites:

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Trivia:

Father of actress Madeleine Aile. See more »

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