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	Daphne du Maurier books : Lovereading UK
		Daphne du Maurier (1907 - 89) was born in London, the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier, the author and artist.
		This is du Maurierâs tenth novel and only the second where she had a male narrator.
		Daphne du Maurier's warm, human saga of a family of craftsmen in 18th century France - with the violence and terror of the Revolution as a clamouring background against which their loves and their hopes are played out.
	www.lovereading.co.uk /author/1394 (1242 words)

	Daphne du Maurier
		She was the granddaughter of caricaturist George du Maurier, her mother, Muriel Beaumont, was an actress, and her father was the actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier, who turned to writing and created the mad hypnotist Svengali.
		Du Maurier was made dame in 1969 for her literary distinction.
		Du Maurier focuses on the fears and fantasies of the new wife, who eventually learns, that her husband did not love his former wife, a cruel, egoistical woman.
	www.kirjasto.sci.fi /dumaurie.htm (1561 words)

	MSN Encarta - Daphne Du Maurier
		Du Maurier, Daphne (1907-1989), British romantic novelist and short-story writer of tales of adventure and mystery, often set against a Cornish background.
		In it du Maurier portrayed the uneven relationship that she perceived between the sexes; it was turned into a motion picture directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1939.
		Although du Maurier's style has been criticized as melodramatic, she nevertheless attracted literary attention because of her gift for telling a gripping tale.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761579406 (339 words)

	Daphne du Maurier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dame Daphne du Maurier DBE (May 13, 1907 – April 19, 1989) was one of the most successful Cornish novelists of all time.
		She was born in London in 1907, the daughter of the actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier, and granddaughter of the author and cartoonist George du Maurier.
		Although married for many years to Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick "Boy" Browning and the mother of one son and two daughters, du Maurier possibly had lesbian tendencies (which she termed "Venetian tendencies"), and may have had intimate relationships with several women, including Gertrude Lawrence.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Daphne_du_Maurier (301 words)

	Encyclopedia: Gerald du Maurier
		He was the son of the writer George du Maurier, brother of Sylvia Llewelyn-Davies, and father of Dame Daphne du Maurier.
		Sylvia Llewelyn-Davies (1867-1910) was daughter of George du Maurier, and mother of the boys who served as the inspiration for Peter Pan and the other children of J. Barries stories of Neverland.
		Du Maurier was manager of Wyndham's Theatre from 1910 to 1925, and then moved to the St James's Theatre.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Gerald-du-Maurier (531 words)

	daphne du maurier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		She was born in London in 1907, the daughter of the actor-manager Gerald du Maurier, and granddaughter of the author George du Maurier.
		She was created a Dame of the British Empire, and died in 1989, at her home in Cornwall, in a region which had been the setting for many of her books.
		du Maurier's body was cremated and her ashes were scattered on the cliffs near her home.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Daphne_Du_Maurier.html (294 words)

	Du Maurier Daphne - 100. Geburtstag « ZVABlog
		Mit ihrem Vater Sir Gerald du Maurier, der in der Schauspielbranche tätig war und als Theatermanager agierte, ihrer Mutter Muriel Beaumont und mit ihren beiden Schwestern Angela und Jeanne wuchs sie wohlbehütet in London und Paris auf.
		Daphne du Mauriers Werk zeichnet sich durch detail- und nuancenreiche Schilderungen und Beschreibungen von Gebäuden und Landschaften aus; ihr Hauptaugenmerk lag dabei auf dem sturmgepeitschten Cornwall im Südwesten Großbritanniens, wo sie mit ihrem Mann auf dem Landschloss Menabilly lebte.
		1969 wurde Daphne du Maurier als „Dame of the British Empire“ geadelt.
	blog.zvab.com /2007/05/11/du-maurier-daphne-100-geburtstag (534 words)

	The Daphne du Maurier WEB Site - Dame Daphne du Maurier
		Daphne was born in 1907, grand-daughter of the brilliant artist and writer George du Maurier, daughter of Gerald, the most famous Actor Manager of his day, she came from a creative and successful family.
		In this one hundredth anniversary year of the birth of the celebrated writer Dame Daphne du Maurier Christopher Clayton examines in detail her beliefs regarding religion, god, life, death, morality and the supernatural.
		This conference on Daphne du Maurier to be held at the start of this year’s Festival in Fowey (run by the University of Exeter).
	www.dumaurier.org (583 words)

	Daphne du Maurier \| Biographie
		Mit 19 Jahren war sich Daphne du Maurier darüber im klaren, daß es für sie nichts Wichtigeres gab, als finanziell von ihrer Familie unabhängig zu sein und so ein Leben nach ihren Vorstellungen führen zu können.
		Im Hause ihrer Eltern in London - ihr Vater war der Schauspieler und Theatermanager Sir Gerald du Maurier, ihr Großvater der Punch-Illustrator und Schriftsteller George du Maurier - sah sich Daphne einem zwar sorgenfreien und behüteten, aber geselligen Lebensstil voller gesellschaftlicher Verpflichtungen ausgesetzt, der ihrem schüchternen Wesen, ihrem Freiheitsdrang und ihrer Vorliebe für Einsamkeit zuwiderlief.
		Der Besuch eines Pensionats in Paris und die Freundschaft mit einer ihrer dortigen Erzieherinnen, Fernande Yvons, waren für sie die ersten Schritte in die Freiheit.
	www.fembio.org /biographie.php/frau/biographie/daphne-du-maurier (347 words)

	Rick Stein News - Rick & Chalky filming Daphne du Maurier documentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Over the next couple of days Chalky and I are filming in Cornwall for a special tribute documentary in honour of the Centenary of Daphne du Maurier’s birthday next May.
		News of Chalky’s demise is somewhat premature, and I can tell you that he is very much looking forward to getting in front of the camera again and will be back on your screens soon.
		Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London, the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier, the author and artist.
	www.rickstein.com /news_daphnedumaurier.htm (143 words)

	::Strand Magazine::
		The du Mauriers were well-established in the artistic world, so Daphne—the middle child of three girls—grew up in a privileged and slightly bohemian environment, one in which she met the famous of the London stage as well as the popular writers of the day.
		Du Maurier was blessed with an active imagination and made up stories to act out with her two sisters as they were growing up.
		Although du Maurier forgoes the usual trappings of gothic writing—hidden staircases, floating ghosts, and the like—the atmosphere of the house is so pervaded by the memory of Rebecca that the marriage of the romantic couple is nearly destroyed and the young bride, believing her marriage a failure, nearly commits suicide—with the encouragement of Mrs.
	www.strandmag.com /rebecca.htm (1545 words)

	Literary Encyclopedia: Du Maurier, Daphne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Du Maurier was at this time the mother of two infant daughters and had returned to Egypt where her husband had been posted since 1936.
		Du Maurier's fictional exploration of her new home is the primary way in which she explored her own sense of identification and empathy with it.
		Although du Maurier's reputation rested primarily upon her work as a novelist, she was to write successfully again for the theatre in 1948 with September Tide, a play in which a love affair between a mother and her daughter's husband takes place in the mother's home on a river estuary.
	www.litencyc.com /php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=1325 (3448 words)

	du Maurier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The real life character of Daphne du Maurier is enchanting-she loved and lost, dreamed and wrote, and was as mysterious in her own life as are the characters and plots that unfold in her pages.
		Du Maurier impassions her readers to do battle with the characters in her stories, and she leaves the characters-with the opportunity for engaging wars-cowering away.
		Du Maurier has a strategy in her writing: to imperceptibly tickle her audience so that we continue reading until our curiosity is quenched.
	www.wildapple.co.uk /writers/icons/du%20Maurier.htm (1939 words)

	Dame Daphne du Maurier Biography (Lady Browning) (1907-1989)
		Daphne Du Maurier was born in London on 13th May 1907 she was the second daughter of the actor-manager Sir Gerald Du Maurier and granddaughter of artist and writer George Du Maurier.
		Du Maurier's love for Cornwall began during her childhood when her family spent their holidays there, eventually buying a second home at Bodinnick-by-Fowey called Ferryside, Daphne stayed there often, usually alone, and this is where she found the freedom she craved.
		Rebecca is without doubt Du Mauriers' most famous novel, the opening line, "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again," sets the scene and is amongst the most memorable in all literature.
	www.leninimports.com /daphne_du_maurier.html (800 words)

	Daphne du Maurier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Dame Daphne du Maurier (May 13, 1907 - April 19, 1989) was one of the most successful Cornish novelist s of all time.
		Daphne Du Maurier Festival of Arts and Literature Occurs annually in Fowey, Cornwall.
		Daphne Du Maurier Festival of Arts and Literature Occurs annually in the town.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Daphne_du_Maurier.html (443 words)

	Du Maurier, Daphne - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Du Maurier, Daphne
		The Helford river estuary is the site of Frenchman's Creek, made famous by the novelist Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989) in her 1942 novel of that name.
		She was the granddaughter of British cartoonist and novelist George Du Maurier.
		She wrote a biography of her father, the actor-manager Gerald Du Maurier, in Gerald (1934), and a record of three generations in The Du Mauriers (1937).
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Du%20Maurier,%20Daphne (290 words)

	George du Maurier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (March 6, 1834 - October 8, 1896) was a British author who was born in Paris, France.
		George du Maurier was the father of Gerald du Maurier and so grandfather of the prominent writer Daphne du Maurier, and also grandfather of the Llewelyn-Davies boys who inspired Peter Pan.
		George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians by T. Martin Wood.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_du_Maurier (343 words)

	George du Maurier
		Gerald's daughter is Daphne Du Maurier, author of Rebecca.
		It is impossible, in considering Du Maurier's work, to avoid comparing it with that of Leech and Keene, the more so that in his little book on Social Pictorial Satire he himself has set forth or suggested the points both of resemblance and of difference.
		Just as Leech could rise to the height of the famous cartoon "General Février turned Traitor", so it was Du Maurier who inspired Tenniel in that impressive drawing on the eve of the Franco-German War, in which the shade of the great Napoleon is seen warning back the infatuated emperor from his ill-omened enterprise.
	www.nndb.com /people/376/000104064 (1278 words)

	Encyclopedia: Daphne du Maurier
		Sir Gerald Hubert Edward Du Maurier (1873-1934) was a British actor-manager.
		The Jamaica Inn is a Free House on the borders of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall.
		Frenchmans Creek is a 1942 historical novel by Daphne du Maurier.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Daphne-du-Maurier (1101 words)

	Daphne du Maurier Books By and About the Author (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It was due to du Maurier's remarkable imaginative gifts that she was able to breathe life into the characters and depict with affection and wit the relatives she never knew, including her grandfather George du Maurier.
		Daphne du Maurier concentrates all her biographer's skill on the shadowy figure of the 'unknown' Brontë and no reader could fail to be intensely moved by Branwell's final retreat into laudanum, alcohol - and death.
		The book reveals du Maurier's deep attachment to Cornwall, Where she put down roots and found inspiration for her novels, and where she spent much of her life as a recluse, withdrawn not only from the outside world but also from members of her own family.
	www.fowey.co.uk /theshop/daphnedumaurier.htm (1992 words)

	Daphne du Maurier: Profile: Virago (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London, the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier, the author and artist.
		Sir Gerald du Maurier was the most celebrated actor-manager of his day, knighted for his services to the theatre in 1922.
		In Gerald: A Portrait, Daphne du Maurier captures the spirit and charm of the charismatic actor who played the original Captain Hook, amusingly recalling his eccentricities and his sense of humour, and sensitively portraying the darker side of his nature and his bouts of depression.
	www.virago.co.uk /virago/meet/dumaurier_profile.asp?TAG=B1TJCX6X391X29872XMRUD&CID=virago (2193 words)

	Daphne Du Maurier
		Although it is hardly ever referred to in the more "detailed" profiles of Daphne du Maurier's life, a large amount of her life was spent based in Church Crookham.
		Gerald's relaxed attitude during his performances on stage, which could only be described as being 'cool' by today's generation, resulted in him earning a contract to use the family name for a brand of cigarettes, 'Du Maurier', and which are still produced today, albeit in Canada.
		Gerald, her father, had allowed Daphne an almost unprecedented and unrestricted freedom during her growing up years, ie.
	freespace.virgin.net /churchcrookham.home/people/du_maurier.htm (670 words)

	Daphne du Maurier - Wikipedia
		Daphne du Maurier (13 mei 1907 – 19 april 1989) was een succesvol Brits schrijfster van romans uit Cornwall.
		Haar bekendste werk, Rebecca (1938), is een klassieker geworden en vormde de basis voor een met een Oscar bekroonde film.
		Daphne werd geboren in Londen als dochter van de acteur/manager Gerald du Maurier en kleindochter van de schrijver George du Maurier.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Daphne_Du_Maurier (236 words)

	Amazon.com: Daphne Du Maurier: Haunted Heiress: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		She devotes a chapter to du Maurier's familyAher grandfather, novelist George du Maurier, and her father, actorAmanager Gerald du Maurier-and how these strong men were reflected in her fiction, turning her novels and stories into a reaction against her male heritage.
		Du Maurier is the author of almost twenty novels, articles, plays, memoirs and short stories; yet is known for a relatively limited handful of popular works.
		Even drawing comparisons to du Maurier's grandfather and contrasts to the great Brontës, all is lost in her attempt to move Daphne du Maurier out of this shallow genre and into one of a more academically acceptable category.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812218361?v=glance (1364 words)

	The Harbinger. Books. April 25, 2000.
		According to Auerbach, du Maurier was "the heir designate from childhood" to the family talent which was to be handed down through the male line, thus becoming a woman writer who portrayed female characters with traditional male traits.
		Auerbach laments the fact that du Maurier is known today as the "author of REBECCA," for she thinks the "biographies and stories are startlingly brilliant." Auerbach is John Welsh Centennial Professor of History and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania, and her specialty is Victorian England.
		Auerbach found du Maurier perfectly suited to Seattle, "a city that seemed to me as eerie as she was," and useful for her professional responsibilities, which included a seminar that required TRILBY.
	www.theharbinger.org /xviii/000425/kimbrough.html (554 words)

	Written biography of Daphne du Maurier \| Life of Daphne du Maurier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Among her most popular works were those that spun tales of mystery, suspense, and drama, including the classic Gothic novel Rebecca.Daphne du Maurier was born in London, England, in 1907.
		Her father, Gerald, was a well-known actor and theater manager whose own father, George, had been an artist and a writer.
		Du Maurier had both an older sister, Angela, and a younger sister, Jeanne.Gerald du Maurier was a devoted and affectionate father, especially to Daphne.
	www.newessay.com /biographies/Daphne_du_Maurier-28375.html (315 words)

	Daphne du Maurier -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Dame Daphne du Maurier (May 13, 1907 – April 19, 1989) was one of the most successful (English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters) Cornish (Someone who writes novels) novelists of all time.
		Her best-known work, ((Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau) Rebecca (1938), is a literary classic and was the inspiration for an Oscar-winning film.
		She is most noted for the novel ((Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau) Rebecca which has been filmed on several occasions.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/D/Da/Daphne_Du_Maurier.htm (353 words)

	Dame Daphne du Maurier room at Jamaica Inn
		Daphne du Maurier was born in London in 1907, the second daughter of Muriel and Gerald du Maurier.
		Daphne du Maurier's passing in 1989 was a great loss, both to literature and to Cornwall but we have created a memorial room to her at Jamaica Inn.
		The room is full of memorabilia, including her Sheraton writing desk on top of which is a packet of du Maurier cigarettes named after her father.
	www.jamaicainn.co.uk /Du_maurier%20_room.htm (390 words)

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