Daphne du Maurier

Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning DBE (/ˈdæfni duː ˈmɒri.eɪ/; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was a British author and playwright.

Although classed as a romantic novelist, her stories seldom feature a conventional happy ending, and have been described as ‘moody and resonant’ with overtones of the paranormal. These bestselling works were not at first taken seriously by the critics, but have since earned an enduring reputation for storytelling craft. Many have been successfully adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca and Jamaica Inn, and the short stories The Birds and Don't Look Now.

Her father was the actor Gerald du Maurier, and her grandfather was the artist and writer George du Maurier.

Early life

Daphne du Maurier was born in London, the second of three daughters of the prominent actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and actress Muriel Beaumont (maternal niece of journalist, author, and lecturer William Comyns Beaumont). Her grandfather was the author and Punch cartoonist George du Maurier, who created the character of Svengali in the novel Trilby. Her elder sister Angela also became a writer, and her younger sister Jeanne was a painter.

Read more
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Daphne_du_Maurier

Podcasts:

Daphne du Maurier

ALBUMS

Vertshuset Jamaica

Released 2006

Born: 1907-05-13

Died: 1989-04-19

Email this Page Play all in Full Screen Show More Related Videos
PLAYLIST TIME:

Du Maurier

by: Lil' Jon & the Eastside Boyz

Lil Jon:eh Billy?
(in background)Billy:what?
Lil Jon:eh man, take me to a commercial brake dog
Billy:fuck you man, it's goddamn 4 fuckin 53 in the mornin, i wanna go to bed(Lil Jon laughs in background)
Lil Jon:alright, lets go to this commercial...
This commercial brake was brought to you by Du Maurier Clothing
go out and get yo ass some Du Maurier jeans and shirts...and all that good shit, please believe it, biatch




Latest News for: daphne du maurier

Edit

MAGGIE O'FARRELL on Paul Mescal playing Shakespeare in the adaptation of her novel Hamnet: 'Perhaps ...

The Daily Mail 29 Mar 2025
Her third novel, The Distance Between Us, won a Somerset Maugham Award; her fourth, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, drew comparisons with Daphne du Maurier; and, in 2010, she was awarded the Costa Novel Award for The Hand That First Held Mine ... .
Edit

Coronation Street legend and The Crown star James Laurenson 'left £214,000 in his will' after ...

The Daily Mail 22 Mar 2025
His father was also passionate about the arts as an amateur actor ... Pictured ... Read More ... RIP.' ... Among his other work included radio appearances, most notably as the Squire of Altarnun in a 1991 BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's Jamaica Inn ... .
Edit

Many mysteries on the way in March

Lima Ohio 14 Mar 2025
Is it getting sleuthy in here? ... Broken Fields, Marcie R. Rendon ... But he’s mourning the death of his wife, Rebecca — er, Chloe — and anyone who has read Daphne du Maurier’s Gothic “Rebecca” knows things will be much more complicated than they seem.
  • 1

Article Search

tools
×
×
×
×