Du Maurier
Dame Daphne Lady Browning, 1907–1989, English novelist.
her grandfather, George Louis Pal·mel·la Bus·son [pal-mel-uh boo-sohn; French by-sawn], /pælˈmɛl ə buˈsoʊn; French büˈsɔ̃/, 1834–96, English illustrator and novelist.
her father, Sir Gerald (Hubert Edward Bus·son) [by-sawn], /büˈsɔ̃/, 1873–1934, English actor and theatrical manager.
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How to use Du Maurier in a sentence
Du Maurier was one of the great names of British theatre, she regarded ‘a summons’ from him to be a ‘bugle call from Olympus.’
Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art | Judith Mackrell | January 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe wonder of Du Maurier's essay, the astounding spectacle of his success, cannot be diminished by any such explanation of it.
English Society | George Du MaurierWe shall be the lonelier and the poorer hereafter for the silence which is to be where George Du Maurier might have been.
English Society | George Du MaurierHe shortened his method as much as he could out of regard to Du Maurier's age, dignity, and affairs.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius | Jean Lvesque de BurignyDu Maurier says the three prisoners were arrested the 22d of August; others assure us it was the 24th.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius | Jean Lvesque de Burigny
In a Letter to Du Maurier he speaks of this slander as what gave him great uneasiness.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius | Jean Lvesque de Burigny
British Dictionary definitions for Du Maurier
/ (djuː ˈmɒrɪˌeɪ) /
Dame Daphne. 1907–89, English novelist; author of Rebecca (1938) and My Cousin Rachel (1951)
her grandfather, George Louis Palmella Busson ('pæmɛlə ˈbjuːs ə n) 1834-96, British novelist and illustrator; author Trilby (1894)
his son, Sir Gerald (Hubert Edward). 1873–1934, British actor-manager: father of Daphne Du Maurier
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