Du Maurier

American  

[doo mawr-ee-ey, dyoo, dy moh-ryey] / du ˈmɔr iˌeɪ, dyu, dü moʊˈryeɪ /

noun

1. Dame Daphne Lady Browning, 1907–1989, English novelist.

2. her grandfather George Louis Palmella Busson 1834–96, English illustrator and novelist.

3. her father Sir Gerald (Hubert Edward Busson) 1873–1934, English actor and theatrical manager.

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Du Maurier British  

/ djuː ˈmɒrɪˌeɪ /

noun

1. Dame Daphne. 1907–89, English novelist; author of Rebecca (1938) and My Cousin Rachel (1951)

2. her grandfather, George Louis Palmella Busson ('pæmɛlə ˈbjuːs ^ə n) 1834-96, British novelist and illustrator; author Trilby (1894)

3. his son, Sir Gerald ( Hubert Edward ). 1873–1934, British actor-manager: father of Daphne Du Maurier

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Example Sentences

Daphne du Maurier’s fiction revels in the mind’s ability to play tricks on itself.

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In du Maurier’s world, the usual footholds by which sanity is maintained are always in danger of being kicked away by circumstance.

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Du Maurier wrote “The Birds” in 1952, but the story differs strikingly from Hitchcock’s 1963 treatment.

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Nicolas Roeg’s 1973 film and du Maurier’s original text share a Venetian setting and a central couple called John and Laura, who have come to the Italian city to recover from the recent death of their young daughter.

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In both versions, Laura encounters a creepy psychic who claims to be able to “see” the lost child, and the film retains the terrifying ending, which remains one of the darkest that du Maurier ever wrote.

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