Daphne du Maurier

Dame Daphne du Maurier DBE
du Maurier, c. 1930
Born	(1907-05-13)13 May 1907 London, England
Died	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 (/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 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]