Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning DBE was a British author and playwright. Many of her works have been adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca 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 actor Gerald du Maurier. Her grandfather was the writer George du Maurier. Daphne du Maurier was born in London, the second of three daughters of the prominent actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and actress Muriel Beaumont . Her grandfather was... the author and Punch cartoonist George du Maurier, who created the character of Svengali in the novel Trilby. These connections helped her in establishing her literary career, and du Maurier published some of her very early work in Beaumont's Bystander magazine. Her first novel, The Loving Spirit, was published in 1931. Du Maurier was also the cousin of the Llewelyn Davies boys, who served as J.M.
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| Birthdate: | May 13, 1907 |
| Birthplace: | London |
| Date of death: | April 19, 1989 |
| Also known as: | Daphne Dumaurier, Lady Daphne du Maurier Browning, Maurier, Daphne du |