Gaston Leroux
Gaston Leroux | |
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Leroux in 1907 | |
| Born | Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux 6 May 1868 Paris, France |
| Died | 15 April 1927 (aged 58) Nice, France |
| Occupation | Journalist, author |
| Notable works | The Phantom of the Opera |
Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (French: [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, 1910), 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 1908 novel The Mystery of the Yellow Room is one of the most celebrated locked room mysteries.