There is a separate article dealing with the father of this writer , at Alexandre Dumas , pÃ re Alexandre Dumas , fils ( fils is French for son ) , ( July 27 , 1824 â `` November 27 , 1895 ) was the son of Alexandre Dumas , pÃ re ( pÃ re is French for father ) . Alexandre Dumas , fils ( 27 July 1824 â `` 27 November 1895 ) was a French author and dramatist . He was the son of Alexandre Dumas , pÃ re , also a writer and playwright .