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He married Olive White (Miss Ireland 1961). She was known as Daphne du Maurier from 1907 to 1932, when she married Frederick Browning. Still writing as Daphne du Maurier during her marriage, she was also known as Lady Browning after her husband was knighted in 1946. [8]
Quick Facts. In full: Dame Daphne du Maurier. Married name: Lady Daphne Browning. Born: May 13, 1907, London, England. Died: April 19, 1989, Par, Cornwall (aged 81) Notable Works: “Growing Pains” “Rebecca” “The Rendezvous and Other Stories” Notable Family Members: father Gerald du Maurier.
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Dec 26, 1993 · With Daphne du Maurier’s marriage to Major F.A.M. “Tommy” Browning, British war hero, and later a valued staff member in the royal household, she determined to lock away forever one of...
3 days ago · Daphne du Maurier (13th May 1907 - 19th April 1989) was first and foremost a really excellent storyteller but she was also part of the remarkable du Maurier dynasty - a granddaughter, daughter, sister, military wife, mother and grandmother.
du Maurier, Daphne (1907–1989) Prolific British novelist, biographer, and playwright whose gift was in story-telling and whose imagination moved her to write works of suspense, mystery, romance, and horror. Name variations: Lady Daphne Browning; (nickname) Bing.
Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel by the English author Daphne du Maurier. The novel depicts an unnamed young woman who impetuously marries a wealthy widower, before discovering that both he and his household are haunted by the memory of his late first wife, the title character.
By Hugh Schofield. BBC News, París. Dame Daphne du Maurier, the English novelist who died in 1989, was fascinated by her French heritage. The author of Rebecca and Jamaica Inn had been...
