Gaston Leroux
- Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux
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- Leroux, Gaston
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth
- 1868-05-06
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Date of death
- 1927-04-15
- Place of death
- Nice
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Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (French pronunciation: [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, 1909), 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 1907 novel The Mystery of the Yellow Room is one of the most celebrated locked room mysteries.
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French journalist and writer of detective fiction.
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• Joseph RouletabilleLast modified: 2023-01-27 (revision #109901)
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| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Das Phantom der Oper | Paperback | 3-423-10953-X | 1990-08 |
| The Mystery of the Yellow Room | eBook | ? | 2023-04-07 |
| The Phantom of the Opera | eBook | ? | 2020-01-29 |
| The Mystery of the Yellow Room | eBook | ? | 1999-03-01 |
| The Phantom of the Opera | eBook | ? | 1994-10-01 |
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