what was the author's professional background?
He left journalism in 1907 and began writing fiction.
Gaston Leroux
He left journalism in 1907 and began writing fiction. In 1919, he and Arthur Bernède formed their own film company, Société des Cinéromans, publishing novels and turning them into films. He first wrote a mystery novel titled "Le mystère de la chambre jaune" (1908; English title: "The Mystery of the Yellow Room"), starring the amateur detective Joseph Rouletabille. Leroux's contribution to French detective fiction is considered a parallel to those of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the United Kingdom and Edgar Allan Poe in the United States.
phantom of the opera movie did they sing Yes, It is a musical drama film ad most of the actors sang. can you name some of the actors? Gerard Butler , Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, and Jennifer Ellison. how was its box-office performance? The film obtained 9th spot at the box office,during its 1,511 screens wide release on 21 January 2005 and a gross of $51.2 million is it movie based on a novel? Yes, It is based on the 1910 French novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" by Gaston Leroux. when was it published? Pierre Lafitte.
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Gaston Leroux [SEP] Life and career
The basement contained a cell that held prisoners of the Paris Commune. He left journalism in 1907 and began writing fiction. In 1919, he and Arthur Bernède formed their own film company, Société des Cinéromans, publishing novels and turning them into films. He first wrote a mystery novel titled "Le mystère de la chambre jaune" (1908; English title: "The Mystery of the Yellow Room"), starring the amateur detective Joseph Rouletabille. Leroux's contribution to French detective fiction is considered a parallel to those of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the United Kingdom and Edgar Allan Poe in the United States.