Daphne du Maurier

Born

May 13, 1907

Died

April 19, 1989 (aged 81)

Known as

novelist, writer, screenwriter, playwright, biographer, science fiction writer

Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, 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.

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