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Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, [1] 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.
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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She has discovered that George du Maurier, who was born in Paris in 1834, spent holidays as a boy with his letter-writing great-aunt Sophie Duval at Le Gué de Launay. As she was a living link ...
Daphne du Maurier was born 100 years ago, growing up in London’s Regent’s Park and Hampstead. She was educated at home and at a French finishing school. Her family frequently summered in the country, where she adored the freedom to run and play games of her imagination in the woods.
But now, on 3rd October 1929, Daphne was at last ready to begin her first novel, the story of the shipbuilding Slade family. The book was a family saga spanning four generations, starting with Janet Coombe's marriage, the fictional Jane Slade.
Jan 31, 2022 · She died April 19 1989, aged 81, passing away in the county that had provided her with so much inspiration and pleasure. 2022 is the 115th anniversary of Daphne du Maurier's birth. Stephen Roberts explores her life, works, and dramatic inspiration for Jamaica Inn.
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I'm sure we were the three musketeers, poor Jeanne becoming Aramis, I fancy. I was Athos and Daphne was D'Artagnan. We could find no Porthos".[3] So, Daphne was familiar with these stories from a young age. In The Three Musketeers, I am struck by the character of Milady De Winter. When you consider this character, she could so easily be the 'my ...
