19 April 1989(1989-04-19) (aged 81) Par, Cornwall, England
Occupation
Novelist, playwright
Period
1931–1989
Genre
Literary fiction, thriller
Notable works
Jamaica Inn
Rebecca
Frenchman's Creek
My Cousin Rachel
The Scapegoat
"The Birds"
"Don't Look Now"
Notable awards
National Book Award (U.S.)
Spouse
Frederick Browning
(m. 1932; died 1965)
Children
3
Parents
Gerald du Maurier (father)
Muriel Beaumont (mother)
Relatives
Angela du Maurier (sister)
Jeanne du Maurier (sister)
George du Maurier (grandfather)
Gabrielle Beaumont (cousin)
Guy du Maurier (uncle)
Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (aunt)
Comyns Beaumont (great uncle)
Website
www.dumaurier.org
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Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning,[1]DBE (/duːˈmɒrieɪ/; 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 was George du Maurier, a writer and cartoonist.
Although du Maurier 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 they have since earned an enduring reputation for narrative craft. Many have been successfully adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca, Frenchman's Creek, My Cousin Rachel and Jamaica Inn, and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now". Du Maurier spent much of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. As her fame increased, she became more reclusive.[2]
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^Dunn, Jane. Daphne du Maurier and Her Sisters. HarperPress (2013)
Dame DaphneduMaurier, Lady Browning, DBE (/duː ˈmɒrieɪ/; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents...
three daughters: writers Angela duMaurier (1904–2002) and Dame DaphneduMaurier (1907–1989), and painter Jeanne duMaurier (1911–1997). His popularity was...
sister was the novelist DaphneduMaurier, and her grandfather was George duMaurier, a writer and cartoonist. Angela duMaurier was born on 1 March 1904...
Maurier and Muriel Beaumont, and sister of writers Daphne and Angela duMaurier. Jeanne duMaurier was born on 27 March 1911 in London, the youngest of...
My Cousin Rachel is a Gothic novel written by English author DaphneduMaurier, published in 1951. Bearing thematic similarities to her earlier and more...
January 2005). In 1917 when the hall housed an auxiliary hospital, DaphneduMaurier made the first of several visits to Milton at the age of ten along...
actor, son of George Angela duMaurier (1904–2002), British author and eldest daughter of Sir Gerald Dame DaphneduMaurier (1907–1989), British author...
The House on the Strand is a novel by DaphneduMaurier, first published in the UK in 1969 by Victor Gollancz, with a jacket illustration by her daughter...
in this regard was DaphneduMaurier. During those months in England [when September Tide was in production], Gertrude and Daphne formed a warm friendship...
of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Twentieth-century contributors include DaphneduMaurier, Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Anne Rice, and Toni Morrison. Gothic...
and manager Sir Gerald duMaurier and mother of the writers Angela duMaurier and DaphneduMaurier and artist Jeanne duMaurier. Muriel Beaumont was born...
Dr. Bedelia DuMaurier is a fictional character in the television series Hannibal. Unlike most characters in the stories, DuMaurier is an original creation...
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