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Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, [1] DBE (/ duː ˈmɒrieɪ /; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather George du Maurier was a writer and cartoonist.
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 brought up on tales of an...
Jul 2, 2022 · 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 brought up on tales of an aristocratic...
Daphne du Maurier, English novelist and playwright, daughter of actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier, best known for her novel Rebecca (1938). She also wrote the novel The Loving Spirit (1931), the travel guide Vanishing Cornwall (1967), and the story collection The Rendezvous and Other Stories (1980).
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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.
Dame Daphne du Maurier DBE (May 13, 1907 – April 19, 1989) was a famous British novelist best known for her short story "The Birds" and her classic novel, Rebecca, published in 1938. Both were adapted into films by Alfred Hitchcock ; Rebecca won the Oscar for best film.
