Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning DBE ( /ˈdæfni duː ˈmɒri.eɪ/; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was a British author and playwright.
Many of her works have been adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca (which won the Best Picture Oscar in 1941) and Jamaica Inn and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now". The first three were directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Her elder sister was the writer Angela du Maurier. Her father was the acto...
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Date of birth:
- May 13, 1907
Date of death:
- Apr 19, 1989 (age 81 years)
Place of birth:
Also known as:
- Daphne Dumaurier,
- Lady Daphne du Maurier Browning,
- Maurier, Daphne du
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