du Maurier,Dame Daphne

du Maurier,Dame Daphne
du Mau·ri·er (do͞o môrʹē-ā', dyo͞o, dü mô-ryāʹ), Dame Daphne. 1907-1989.
British writer noted for her melodramatic novels, including Rebecca (1938).

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  • Maurier, Dame Daphne du — (13 may. 1907, Londres, Inglaterra– 19 abr. 1989, Par, Cornwall). Novelista y dramaturga británica, nieta de George du Maurier e hija del representante de actores Sir Gerald Du Maurier (1873–1934). Es conocida principalmente por la novela gótica… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • du Maurier, Dame Daphne — born May 13, 1907, London, Eng. died April 19, 1989, Par, Cornwall British novelist and playwright. Granddaughter of George du Maurier and daughter of the actor manager Sir Gerald Du Maurier (1873–1934), she is best known for the romantic gothic… …   Universalium

  • Dame Daphne du Maurier — noun English writer of melodramatic novels (1907 1989) • Syn: ↑du Maurier, ↑Daphne du Maurier • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author …   Useful english dictionary

  • Daphne du Maurier — The young Daphne du Maurier Born May 13, 1907(1907 05 13) London, England Died 19 April 1989(1989 04 19) (aged 81) Cornwall, United Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Daphne du Maurier — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Du Maurier. Daphne du Maurier Dame Daphne du Maurier (parfois francisé en Daphné) est une romancière britannique, née le …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Daphne du Maurier — noun English writer of melodramatic novels (1907 1989) • Syn: ↑du Maurier, ↑Dame Daphne du Maurier • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * Daphne du Maurier …   Useful english dictionary

  • dame — /daym/, n. 1. (cap.) (in Britain) a. the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight. b. the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet. 2. (formerly) a form of address to any woman… …   Universalium

  • Dame — (as used in expressions) Andrews, Dame Julie Ashcroft, Dame Peggy Christie, Dame Agatha (Mary Clarissa) Compton Burnett, Dame Ivy Cooper, Dame Gladys De Valois, Dame Ninette Dench, Dame Judi(th Olivia) Evans, Dame Edith (Mary) Fields, Dame Gracie …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Daphne du Maurier — Dame Daphne du Maurier, DBE (* 13. Mai 1907 in London; † 19. April 1989 in Par, Cornwall) war eine englische Schriftstellerin. Daphne du Maurier (um 1930) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • du Maurier — noun 1. English writer of melodramatic novels (1907 1989) • Syn: ↑Daphne du Maurier, ↑Dame Daphne du Maurier • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author 2. English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier (1834 1896) …   Useful english dictionary

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