History Creator / DaphneDuMaurier

* ''The Apple Tree'' (1952) - short stories, later republished as ''The Birds and Other Stories'' as a result of the [[Film/TheBirds Alfred Hitchcock film adaptation]].

* ''Literature/MyCousinRachel'' (1951) - adapted into a [[Film/MyCousinRachel film]] in 1952, and later again in 2017

* ''Not After Midnight'' (1971) - short stories, published as ''Don't Look Now'' in the US and later the UK as a result of the [[Film/DontLookNow film adaptation]]

* ''The Apple Tree'' (1952) - short stories, later republished as ''The Birds and Other Stories'' as a result of the [[Film/TheBirds Alfred Hitchcock film adaptation]]

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Although she's usually classed as a romantic novelist, her stories are actually almost Gothic, with overtones of the paranormal. Her works were bestsellers but weren't taken seriously by critics at first, although she's since earned an enduring reputation for narrative craft. Many of her novels and short stories have been successfully adapted into films, including three by Creator/AlfredHitchcock.

Du Maurier was married to the [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships British Army]] officer Frederick Browning, who commanded the Airborne Division at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden Arnhem]]. They actually met when he was visiting Cornwall on holiday, having been inspired to go there after reading her first novel, ''The Loving Spirit''. After their marriage, she continued to write under her maiden name. In later life she became somewhat reclusive, to the point of not telling anyone that she'd been made a Dame in 1969 (her children only found out about it from the newspapers) and trying to get out of going to the ceremony. That said, she was very vocal about the negative portrayal of her husband in the war film ''Film/ABridgeTooFar'', and appeared as a castaway on ''Radio/DesertIslandDiscs'' in 1977 (her chosen book being the collected works of Creator/JaneAusten).

Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, DBE (13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English author and playwright. The daughter of two actors – Sir Gerald du Maurier and Muriel Beaumont – she was born in London but spent much of her life in UsefulNotes/{{Cornwall}}, where most of her works are set.

Daphne was married to the [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships British Army]] officer Frederick Browning, who commanded the Airborne Division at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden Arnhem]]. They actually met when he was visiting Cornwall on holiday, having been inspired to go there after reading her first novel, ''The Loving Spirit''. After their marriage, Daphne continued to write under her maiden name. In later life she became somewhat reclusive, to the point of not telling anyone that she'd been made a Dame in 1969 (her children only found out about it from the newspapers) and trying to get out of going to the ceremony. That said, she was very vocal about the negative portrayal of her husband in the war film ''Film/ABridgeTooFar'', and appeared as a castaway on ''Radio/DesertIslandDiscs'' in 1977 (her chosen book being the collected works of Creator/JaneAusten).

Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, DBE (13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English author and playwright. The daughter of two actors - Sir Gerald du Maurier and Muriel Beaumont - she was born in London but spent much of her life in UsefulNotes/{{Cornwall}}, where most of her works are set.

* ''Rule Britannia'' (1972)

* ''My Cousin Rachel'' (1951) - adapted into a [[Film/MyCousinRachel film]] in 1952, and later again in 2017

* ''Frenchman's Creek'' (1941) - adapted into a [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] in 1944 starring Creator/JoanFontaine, who'd previous played the second Mrs de Winter in ''Rebecca''.

* ''Literature/{{Rebecca}}'' (1938) - adapted into a stage play [[SelfAdaptation by the lady herself]] in 1939 (not to be confused with the later [[Theatre/{{Rebecca}} musical]]) and a [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] by Creator/AlfredHitchcock in 1940; subsequently adapted for TV in 1979, 1997 and 2020

Daphne was married to the [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships British Army]] officer Frederick Browning, who commanded the Airborne Division at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden Arnhem]]. They actually met when he was visiting Cornwall on holiday, having been inspired to go there by her first novel, ''The Loving Spirit''. After their marriage, Daphne continued to write under her maiden name. In later life she became somewhat reclusive, to the point of not telling anyone that she'd been made a Dame in 1969 (her children only found out about it from the newspapers) and trying to get out of going to the ceremony. That said, she was very vocal about the negative portrayal of her husband in the war film ''Film/ABridgeTooFar'', and appeared as a castaway on ''Radio/DesertIslandDiscs'' in 1977 (her chosen book being the collected works of Creator/JaneAusten).

Du Maurier was married to the [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships British Army]] officer Frederick Browning, who commanded the Airborne Division at [[Film/ABridgeTooFar Arnhem]]. They actually met when he was visiting Cornwall on holiday, having been inspired to go there by her first novel, ''The Loving Spirit''.

!!Books by Daphne du Maurier include...

* ''The Progress of Julius'' (1933) (later republished as ''Julius'')

* ''The Apple Tree'' (1952) (short stories, later republished as ''The Birds and Other Stories'' as a result of the [[Film/TheBirds Alfred Hitchcock film adaptation]])

* ''The Breaking Point'' (1959) (short stories)

* ''Not After Midnight'' (1971) (short stories, published as ''Don't Look Now'' in the US and later the UK as a result of the [[Film/DontLookNow film adaptation]])

* ''Frenchman's Creek'' (1941)

* ''Literature/JamaicaInn'' (1936) - adapted into a [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] by Creator/AlfredHitchcock in 1939
* ''Literature/{{Rebecca}}'' (1938) - adapted into a stage play by the lady herself in 1940 (not to be confused with the later [[Theatre/{{Rebecca}} musical]]) and a [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] by Creator/AlfredHitchcock in the same year

* ''My Cousin Rachel'' (1951) - adapted into a [[Film/MyCousinRachel film]] in 1952
* ''The Apple Tree'' (1952) (short stories, later republished as ''The Birds and Other Stories'' as a result of the [[Film/TheBirds Alfred Hitchcock film]])

* ''Not After Midnight'' (1971) (short stories, published as ''Dont Look Now'' in the US and later the UK as a result of the [[Film/DontLookNow film adaptation]])

* ''Literature/{{Rebecca}}'' (1938) - adapted into a stage play by the lady herself in 1940 (not to be confused with the later [[Theatre/{{Rebecca}} musical]] and a [[TheFilmOfTheBook film]] by Creator/AlfredHitchcock in the same year

* ''The Apple Tree'' (1952) (short stories, later republished as ''TheBirds and Other Stories'' as a result of the [[Film/TheBirds Alfred Hitchcock film]])

* ''Not After Midnight'' (1971) (short stories, published as ''DontLookNow'' in the US and later the UK as a result of the [[Film/DontLookNow film adaptation]])

Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, DBE (13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English author and playwright.

Although she's usually classed as a romantic novelist, her stories are actually almost Gothic, with overtones of the paranormal. Her works were bestsellers but weren't taken seriously by critics at first, although she's since earned an enduring reputation for narrative craft. Many have been successfully adapted into films, including three by Creator/AlfredHitchcock.

Du Maurier was married to the [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships British Army]] general Frederick Browning, who commanded the Airborne Division at [[Film/ABridgeTooFar Arnhem]]. She spent much of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. As her fame increased, she became more reclusive.