| Birth: | Jan. 15, 1824 | | Death: | Feb. 3, 1847 | 
Parisian courtesan, involved briefly with Alexandre Dumas fils, who later named her "Marguerite Gauthier" in his novel "La Dame Aux Camellias" (and, later, the play "Camille"); still later she was named "Violetta Valery" for Verdi's opera La Traviata, based on the play and novel. She is well known as "The Lady of the Camellias."
Cause of death: Tuberculosis
Search Amazon for Marie Duplessis | | | Burial:
Cimetiere de Montmartre
Paris
Ile-de-France Region, France |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: May 29, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 5545 |
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