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Biography
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Prosper Mérimée
Effective period / Period of releases: 1963 - 2010
French dramatist, historian, archaeologist and short story writer.Born 28 September 1803 in Paris, died 23 September 1870 in Cannes.
He is best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen.