Daphne you Maurier

lady Daphne you Maurier (* 13. May 1907 in London; † 19. April 1989 in Par, Cornwall) was an English authoress.

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as a daughter of the actor Gerald you Maurier and granddaughter of the writer George you Maurier probably buildup it with its sisters in London and Paris, where it received private instruction. She dedicated herself to that financially independently sails and journeys -and besides wrote its first Kurzgeschichten. At the age of 19 it decided after one vacation in Cornwall to establish itself there. From now on their stories predominantly played at the English coast.

Already 1928 published an outstanding publishing house its first novel The spirit of Plyn, which brought in its not only fame, but also the Aufmerksamkeít of her later married man, the general Frederick Browning, with that it three children had - two daughters and a son. (It is called, it hasfor its married man the command banner for the operation Market guards sewn.)

famous became it by the successful novels hotel Jamaica and Rebecca, which were filmed by the director Alfred Hitchcock. Rebecca, with Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier inthe main roles occupied, 1944 were distinguished as the best film of the yearly with the OSCAR. 1963 followed the filming of you Mauriers Kurzgeschichte the birds, which likewise became of Alfreds Hitchcock on the canvas brought. The filming was similarly successfulits novel trick you not over, which carries mourning as if the cars (1973) of director Nicolas Roeg with Donald Suez ago country and Julie Christie was produced.

Their novels and narrations draw by tension and psychological depthout, even if they have usually adventures and romances to the topic and at their time as melodramatisch applied. But you Maurier wrote also historical novels, plays and biographies.1969 became it of the British queen as COMM other OF the BritishEmpire of the titles lady gives. It lived last quite withdrawn and wrote starting from 1977 no more. 1989 deceased to Daphne you Maurier in Cornwall.

Time life fought it against its lesbian inclinations on. From it the famous expression “the boy comes inthe box ", a synonym for suppressed and displaced lesbian inclinations.

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NAME Maurier, Daphne you
ALTERNATIVE NAME
SHORT DESCRIPTION English authoress
DATE OF BIRTH 13. May 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH London, Great Britain
DYING DATE 19. April 1989
DYING PLACE Par, Cornwall, Great Britain
 

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