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Victor Hugo

Profession
Writing
Born
February 26, 1802 · Besançon, Doubs, France
Died
May 22, 1885

Biography

Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician. His most famous works are the novels The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) and Les Misérables (1862). In France, Hugo is renowned for his poetry collections, such as Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles (The Legend of the Ages). Hugo was at the forefront of the Romantic literary movement with his play Cromwell and drama Hernani. His works have inspired music, both during his lifetime and after his death, including the opera Rigoletto and the musicals Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris. He produced more than 4,000 drawings in his lifetime, and campaigned for social causes such as the abolition of capital punishment and slavery. Although he was a committed royalist when young, Hugo's views changed as the decades passed, and he became a passionate supporter of republicanism, serving in politics as both deputy and senator. His work touched upon most of the political and social issues and the artistic trends of his time. His opposition to absolutism, and his literary stature, established him as a national hero. Hugo died on 22 May 1885, aged 83. He was given a state funeral in the Panthéon of Paris, which was attended by over two million people, the largest in French history. ... Description above from the Wikipedia article Victor Hugo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Les Misérables poster
Les Misérables
Film · 2012 · ★ 7.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Film · 1996 · ★ 7.1
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II poster
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
Film · 2002 · ★ 5.4
Delusions of Grandeur poster
Delusions of Grandeur
Film · 1971 · ★ 7.4
Les Misérables poster
Les Misérables
Film · 1998 · ★ 7.2
The Man Who Laughs poster
The Man Who Laughs
Film · 1928 · ★ 7.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Film · 1939 · ★ 7.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Film · 1923 · ★ 6.5
Les Misérables poster
Les Misérables
Series · 2018 · ★ 7.3
The Snows of Kilimanjaro poster
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Film · 2011 · ★ 6.7
Les Misérables poster
Les Misérables
Film · 1958 · ★ 7.2
The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Film · 1956 · ★ 6.7

Filmography