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Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, DBE (/ d uː ˈ m ɒr i eɪ /; 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 .
May 9, 2024 · Daphne du Maurier (born May 13, 1907, London, England—died April 19, 1989, Par, Cornwall) was an English novelist and playwright, daughter of actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier, best known for her novel Rebecca (1938).
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Daphne du Maurier, author of the famous novels, 'Jamaica Inn', 'Frenchman's Creek' and 'Rebecca', was inspired by her love of Cornwall where she lived and wrote.
Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel written by 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.
- Du Maurier, Daphne, Dame
- 1938
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- April 19, 1989
- May 13, 1907
- Rebecca.
- My Cousin Rachel.
- Jamaica Inn.
- Frenchman's Creek.
Jun 13, 2017 · Much more than a romance writer, Daphne du Maurier inspired Hitchcock classics, dabbled in sci-fi, and even predicted Brexit, writes Lucy Scholes.
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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...
