Louis Dega

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Louis Dega
Born	1890 Marseille, France
Died	unknown French Guiana
Nationality	French
Occupation	Criminal

Louis Dega (born 1890, Marseille, France - died unknown, unknown) was a prisoner in the French Guiana penitentiary as of 1932 (convicted on fraud and counterfeiting for fifteen years) and companion of Henri Charrière, AKA Papillon for thirteen years. The two were first sent to a prison in Caen, France until they embarked for South America in 1932. He had a younger brother named Joseph who tried to help Charriere escape from Barranquilla prison in Columbia. Dega and Papillon had previously met before embarking to South America, and made a deal where Dega paid Papillon for protection. The two became best friends during their sentence.

Over thirty years after his escape, Charrière included Dega in his autobiography. Director Franklin J. Schaffner adapted the book to a movie in 1973, with Steve McQueen playing Papillon, and Dustin Hoffman playing Dega. Their exploits together were greatly dramatized in the film^{[citation needed]}.

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