Daphne du Maurier

Biography

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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Awards & recognition

• ★Anthony Award · 2000
• ★The Grand Master · 1978
• ★National Book Award · 1938
• ★Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire