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Léon Daudet
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Léon Daudet ( 1867 – 1942 ) was a French author and an active Monarchist . He was the son of the novelist Alphonse Daudet . He was born in Paris . He vocally criticized the French Third Republic , and democracy in general. Together with Charles Maurras , he co-founded ( 1907 ) and was an editor of the right-wing periodical Action Française . He served as a deputy from 1919 to 1924 but failed to win election as a senator in 1927 . Léon Daudet died in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence .1
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french author and an active monarchist
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french journalist
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