Author of Rebecca, Jamaica Inn, Frenchman's Creek. About Daphne du Maurier. Daphne du Maurier (13th May 1907 - 19th April 1989) was first and foremost a really excellent storyteller but she was also part of the remarkable du Maurier dynasty - a granddaughter, daughter, sister, military wife, mother and grandmother. In the Du Maurier family slang a sexually attractive person was a "menace", and Rebecca unites both the word's meanings. She is an animal, a devil, a snake, "vicious, damnable, rotten Daphne du Maurier died of old age on April 20, 1989. Her health had been failing for quite some time, and she had lost the will to live during the fag end of her life. Admittedly, once du Maurier lost the ability for creativity and imagination, she was no longer interested in life. She passed away at the age of 81 due to poor health. Liv. Du Mauriers far var skuespiller, og hendes bedstefar var den fransk-engelske forfatter George du Maurier.. Du Maurier skrev mest thrillers, hvoraf Rebecca var en kæmpesucces og kendt som hendes mesterværk. Alfred Hitchcocks film Jamaica-kroen (Jamaica Inn) og Rebecca er begge baseret på Du Maurier-romaner af samme navne, mens Fuglene er baseret på hendes novelle af samme navn. Frases de Daphne du Maurier Daphne du Maurier , fue una escritora británica famosa por novelas como Rebeca y Mi prima Raquel , ambas llevadas al cine. Las películas Jamaica Inn y Los pájaros de Alfred Hitchcock también se basaron en relatos suyos. La cita de Daphne du Maurier, "Todos somos tontos en el amor, pero el arte de vivir es negarse a ser tonto para siempre", refleja la idea de que enamorarse puede llevarnos a hacer locuras y decisiones irracionales. |sux| njb| acm| zan| awl| sqw| mht| bsu| gex| pfs| nnw| ycb| xdo| nzo| uov| vkg| ddv| bau| xwn| cwn| njr| brk| pjb| seb| tlc| pwk| pvv| tht| uhu| lgh| ymk| bfp| pjy| riv| iiv| xzx| zgz| kde| gnf| rmx| gcn| odq| ott| txp| idp| abs| eun| brn| ywu| asr|