Parisian courtesan, involved briefly with Alexandre Dumas fils, who later named her "Marguerite Gauthier" in his novel "La Dame Aux Camellias" (and, later, the play "Camille"); still later she was named "Violetta Valery" for Verdi's opera La Traviata, based on the play and novel. She is well known as "The Lady of the Camellias."
Parisian courtesan, involved briefly with Alexandre Dumas fils, who later named her "Marguerite Gauthier" in his novel "La Dame Aux Camellias" (and, later, the play "Camille"); still later she was named "Violetta Valery" for Verdi's opera La Traviata, based on the play and novel. She is well known as "The Lady of the Camellias."
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