Alexandre Dumas was born in France in 1802 to Thomas-Alexandre Dumas and his wife Marie- Louise. His father was born in the French colony of Saint-Domingue in Haiti in 1762 to Marie-Cessette Dumas, an enslaved woman and concubine of Afrikan descent. That means, like the previous two features of this series, Alexandre Dumas would be considered mixed in today's political climate. In 1829, he produced his first play, Henry III and His Courts, which was well received by the public. His second play, Christine, did just as well the following year. His early success gave him sufficient income to be able to become a full-time writer. He authored several children's stories, a culinary dictionary, and other books and novels that often reflected his observations about the world.
In 1843, he wrote a short novel entitled Georges that addressed racial issues and the effects of colonialism. This novel was inspired by his personal experiences as a bi-racial person who had to deal with racism and discrimination despite his successful career as a writer.
In 1844, he wrote The Count of Monte Cristo - an all-time favorite by readers and movie fanatics all over the world. That same year, he also wrote The Three Musketeers - another trendy novel that went on to be produced as a film in 1993 by Walt Disney Productions and again in 2011.