Daphne du Maurier was born on May 13, 1907[1], in London[2]. She died on April 19, 1989[3], in Cornwall[4]. She worked as a novelist[5], writer[6], screenwriter[7], playwright[8], and biographer[9]. She ranks in the top 0.54% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,268 views/month, #5,441 of 1,000,298).[10]
Notable work: Rebecca[20], My Cousin Rachel[21], Jamaica Inn[22], Frenchman's Creek[23], The House on the Strand[24], The Scapegoat[25], The Birds and Other Stories[26]
Award received: Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[27], National Book Award[28], The Grand Master[29], Anthony Award[30]
Daphne du Maurier has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] She is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
She has been cited as an influence by Julie Myerson[45], a journalist[46], b. 1960[47], of United Kingdom[48], awarded the Dublin Literary Award[49].
Works attributed to her include Jamaica Inn[50], a written work[51]; My Cousin Rachel[52], a written work[53]; The Birds[54], a literary work[55]; and The Loving Spirit[56], a literary work[57].
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