The following year she married Major Frederick “Boy” Browning, a military man who is sometimes referred to as the father of the British airborne forces. The author published her first novel, The Loving Spirit, in 1931. She was, needless to say, helped along in her authorial pursuits by her family’s connections. She lived much of her life in Cornwall which served as the setting for many of her novels and stories. Her grandfather was the famed writer and cartoonist George du Maurier. Her father, Sir Gerald du Maurier, was an actor and manager and her mother, Muriel Beaumont, was an actress. Who was Daphne du Maurier?ĭaphne du Maurier was born in England in 1907. Perhaps they’ll be featured in an upcoming spotlight!įor now, let’s get down to the business of The Birds and the author who wrote it. If you have a favorite novel that became a horror movie, please let us know. This week, we turn our focus to The Birds by Daphne du Maurier, an author whose work inspired Alfred Hitchcock three times in his long and storied career.Īs always, I love to hear your thoughts in the comments of these articles. Welcome back, readers, to Based on the Novel By, our series dedicated to the authors whose works have inspired some of the most memorable and terrifying horror films.
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