Name of Author: Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux
Born: May 6, 1868
Died: April 15, 1927 (at the age of 58)
Spouse (s): Jeanne Cayatte (m. 1917–1927), Marie Lefranc (m. 1899)
Works: The Phantom of The Opera, The Mystery of The Yellow Room, The Perfume of The Lady In Black, The Secret of The Night, Rouletabille at War, The Black Castle, The Strange Wedding of Rouletabille, Rouletabille at Krupp’s, The Crime of Rouletabille, Rouletabille and the Gypsies, and many more.
LEARN MORE ABOUT GASTON LEROUX:
• He was a french journalist and author of detective fiction.
• Gaston Leroux was born in Paris.
• He was known to right mystery novels, and was seen as the French version of a fictional detective.
• He held a law degree, however since it took so long for him to complete it, by the time he had it, he discovered he didn’t want to pursue a career in that profession anymore.
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