Daphne du Maurier

Also known as Dame Daphne Busson du Maurier, Daphne Busson du Maurier Browning, Dame Daphne du Maurier

British writer (1907–1989)

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Daphne du Maurier was a British novelist and short-story writer who lived from 1907 to 1989 and became famous for her atmospheric, suspenseful works. Her novels, including *Rebecca* and *Jamaica Inn*, are considered classics of English literature and continue to be widely read and adapted for film and television.

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Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, DBE (13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English author and playwright. Although she is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories have been described as "moody and resonant" with overtones of the paranormal. Her bestselling works were not at first taken seriously by critics, but have since earned an enduring reputation for narrative craft. Many have been…

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Daphne du Maurier: In Rebecca's Footsteps — Self (archive footage)2017

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Daphne du Maurier, famous author of Rebecca, Jamaica Inn and Frenchman's Creek

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

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Instance of: human
Given name: Daphne
Gender: female
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: London
Place of death: Par
Spouse: Frederick Browning
Father: Gerald du Maurier
Mother: Muriel Beaumont
Sibling: Angela du Maurier
Occupation: science fiction writer
Political party: Mebyon Kernow
Languages spoken: English language
Genre: Gothic literature
Official website: www.dumaurier.org
Image: Young Daphne du Maurier black and white.jpg
Number of children: 3

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date of death: 1989-04-19
date of birth: 1907-05-13
writing language: English language
Commons category: Daphne du Maurier
start of work period: 1931-00-00
end of work period: 1989-00-00
name in native language: Daphne Busson du Maurier Browning
birth name: Daphne Busson du Maurier
pseudonym: Daphne du Maurier
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Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, (/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. Du Maurier spent much of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. As her fame increased, she became more reclusive.

Some of du Maurier's notable works include the novels Jamaica Inn (1936), Rebecca (1938) and My Cousin Rachel (1951), and the short stories "The Birds" (1952) and "Don't Look Now" (1971). Her works have been adapted into film, with notable examples including Jamaica Inn (1939), Rebecca (1940) and The Birds (1963) by Alfred Hitchcock, Don't Look Now (1973) by Nicolas Roeg, My Cousin Rachel (2017) by Roger Michell, and Rebecca (2020) by Ben Wheatley.

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