Known for movies
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
as Writer
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
as Writer
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
as Writer
The Phantom of the Opera (1998)
as Writer
Short Info
| Died | April 15, 1927, Nice, France |
| Spouse | Jeanne Cayatte, Marie Lefranc |
| Fact | Every time he finished writing a novel, he would mark the occasion by firing a pistol into the air. |
Gaston Leroux was born on May 6, 1868, in Paris, France. His father, Pierre-Louis Leroux, was a journalist and his mother, Anne-Marie Carre, was a schoolteacher. He had two older sisters, Louise and Berthe.
Leroux was educated at the Lycee Condorcet and the Sorbonne. He began his career as a journalist, working for such newspapers as Le Figaro and L’Echo de Paris. He also wrote plays and novels.
Leroux’s most famous novel is The Phantom of the Opera (1909). The novel was made into a film in 1925, starring Lon Chaney. Leroux also wrote The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1907), The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1908), and The Waxworks (1924).
Leroux was married twice. His first wife was Jeanne-Marie Leprince, whom he married in 1893. They had two sons, Pierre and Jacques. Jeanne-Marie died in 1896. Leroux’s second wife was Marie-Louise Icard, whom he married in 1902. They had one son, Gaston-Louis.
Leroux died on April 15, 1927, in Nice, France.
General Info
| Full Name | Gaston Leroux |
| Died | April 15, 1927, Nice, France |
| Weight | 88 kg |
| Profession | Journalist, Novelist |
| Nationality | French |
Family
| Spouse | Jeanne Cayatte, Marie Lefranc |
| Children | Madeleine Aile |
| Parents | Dominique Alfred Leroux, Marie Bidault |
| Siblings | Hélène Leroux, Joseph Leroux, Henri Leroux |
Accomplishments
| Movies | The Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall, Song at Midnight, The Wax Mask, The Phantom of Paris, Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, Rouletabille joue et gagne, Compliments of Mister Flow, Flying Gold, Le Dîner Des Bustes, The Man Who Returns from Afar, Cheri-Bi... |
Social profile links
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Worked as an international correspondent for the Paris newspaper "Le Matin". He was present at, and covered, the 1905 Russian Revolution. |
| 2 | Studied law in college. |
| 3 | Inherited millions of francs when he was young and lived a wild hedonistic lifestyle until he nearly went bankrupt. |
| 4 | Did not start writing fiction until he was 38 years old. |
| 5 | Got the inspiration for his most famous story "The Phantom Of The Opera" from rumors of a ghost haunting the Paris Opera house including an incident when part of a chandelier fell on a worker, killing him, which was famously used in the story as a diversion. |
| 6 | Every time he finished writing a novel, he would mark the occasion by firing a pistol into the air. |
| 7 | Father of actress Madeleine Aile. |
Movies
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Friend of the Devil | 2012 | Short short story "L'Homme qui a vu le diable" | |
| Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to iu onna | 2012 | TV Series novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" - 1 episode | |
| Love Never Dies | 2012/II | characters created by | |
| The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall | 2011 | novel "Le Fantôme de L'Opéra" | |
| Erik: Portrait of a Living Corpse | 2010 | ||
| Au siècle de Maupassant: Contes et nouvelles du XIXème siècle | 2010 | TV Series by - 1 episode | |
| Le parfum de la dame en noir | 2005 | novel | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 2004 | novel "Le Fantôme de L'Opéra" | |
| The Mystery of the Yellow Room | 2003 | novel | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 1998 | novel | |
| Il fantasma | 1998 | Video novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opera" | |
| The Wax Mask | 1997 | novel - uncredited | |
| Ye ban ge sheng | 1995 | novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" - uncredited | |
| Return of the Phantom | 1993 | Video Game based on the novel by | |
| O Fantasma da Ópera | 1991 | TV Mini-Series novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opera" | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 1991 | TV Movie novel "Le Fantôme de L'Opéra" | |
| Le roi Mystère | 1991 | TV Mini-Series story | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 1990 | TV Mini-Series novel - 2 episodes | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 1989 | novel | |
| Le dîner des bustes | 1988 | Short short story "Le dîner des bustes" | |
| Phantom of the Ritz | 1988 | novel "Phantom of the Opera" | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 1988 | TV Movie novel | |
| Cinéma 16 | 1986 | TV Series novel "La femme au collier de velours" - 1 episode | |
| Le coeur cambriolé | 1986 | TV Movie short story | |
| L'homme de la nuit | 1983 | TV Mini-Series novel | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 1983 | TV Movie novel | |
| La double vie de Théophraste Longuet | 1981 | TV Movie novel | |
| La poupée sanglante | 1976 | TV Mini-Series novels "La poupée sanglante" & "La machine à assassiner" - 6 episodes | |
| Chéri-Bibi | 1974 | TV Series novel | |
| The Down-in-the-Hole Gang | 1974 | novel "La double vie de Theophraste Longuet" - uncredited | |
| L'homme qui revient de loin | 1972 | TV Mini-Series novel - 6 episodes | |
| Le coeur cambriolé | 1970 | TV Movie short story | |
| Le fauteuil hanté | 1970 | TV Movie novel | |
| Novela | 1968 | TV Series novel - 1 episode | |
| Rouletabille | 1966 | TV Series novel | |
| Le mystère de la chambre jaune | 1965 | TV Movie novel | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 1962 | composition | |
| Obras maestras del terror | TV Series 2 episodes, 1960 tales - 1 episode, 1962 | ||
| El muñeco maldito | TV Mini-Series 1 episode, 1962 novels "La poupée sanglante" and "La machine à assassiner" - 12 episodes, 1962 | ||
| El fantasma de la ópera | 1960 | TV Mini-Series novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opera" - 9 episodes | |
| El hacha de oro | 1960 | TV Mini-Series novel "La hache d'or" - 3 episodes | |
| Chéri-Bibi | 1955 | novel | |
| L'homme qui revient de loin | 1950 | novel "L'homme qui revient de Lion" | |
| Le parfum de la dame en noir | 1949 | novel | |
| Le mystère de la chambre jaune | 1949 | novel | |
| Rouletabille contre la dame de pique | 1948 | stories | |
| Rouletabille joue et gagne | 1947 | stories | |
| El misterio del cuarto amarillo | 1947 | novel "Le mystère de la chambre jaune" | |
| Phantom of the Opera | 1943 | novel "Le Fantôme de L'Opéra" | |
| Dr. Renault's Secret | 1942 | novel "Balaoo" - uncredited | |
| Ye ban ge sheng xu ji | 1941 | play | |
| Chéri-Bibi | 1938 | novel | |
| Ye ban ge sheng | 1937 | play | |
| Mr. Flow | 1936 | story | |
| Rouletabille aviateur | 1932 | stories | |
| Repülö arany | 1932 | ||
| Le parfum de la dame en noir | 1931 | novel | |
| The Phantom of Paris | 1931 | adapted from the novel: "Chéri-Bibi" by | |
| Cheri-Bibi | 1931 | novel "Chéri-Bibi" | |
| The Mystery of the Yellow Room | 1930 | novel | |
| The Wizard | 1927 | novel "Balaoo" | |
| The Lily | 1926 | story "Le Lys" | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 1925 | from the celebrated novel by | |
| Il était deux petits enfants | 1922 | ||
| Rouletabille chez les bohémiens | 1922 | story | |
| Le sept de trèfle | 1921 | ||
| A halál után | 1920 | novel | |
| Tue-la-mort | 1920 | writer | |
| The Mystery of the Yellow Room | 1919 | novel | |
| La nouvelle aurore | 1919 | ||
| L'homme qui revient de loin | 1919 | novel and adaptation | |
| Alsace | 1916 | play | |
| Das Phantom der Oper | 1916 | novel | |
| Les premières aventures de Chéri Bibi | 1915 | Short | |
| La dernière incarnation de Larsan | 1914 | Short novel | |
| Rouletabille II: La dernière incarnation de Larsan | 1914 | Short novel | |
| Balaoo | 1913 | Short novel |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
