Daphne du Maurier

Daphne du Maurier

1907-05-14 London, England, UK 30 Credits

Biography

Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, DBE (13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English author and playwright. Although she is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories have been described as "moody and resonant" with overtones of the paranormal. Her bestselling works were not at first taken seriously by critics, but have since earned an enduring reputation for narrative craft. Many have been successfully adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca, My Cousin Rachel, and Jamaica Inn, and...

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Rebecca

Rebecca

2020

Novel

6.3

After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.

The Tango of the Widower and Its Distorting Mirror

The Tango of the Widower and Its Distorting Mirror

2020

Novel

6.0

A man's wife commits suicide and appears to him as a ghost. The ghost follows him everywhere – under the bed, under tables… After seeing the ghost so...

My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel

2017

Novel

5.7

A young Englishman plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. But his feelings become complicat...

Daphne du Maurier: In Rebecca's Footsteps

Daphne du Maurier: In Rebecca's Footsteps

2017

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
Acting

A portrait of the masterful author whose novels were adapted into the classics 'The Birds,' 'Jamaica Inn,' and 'Rebecca."

The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

2012

Original Story

6.4
Writing

In 1952, as England prepares for the coronation, two very different men have one thing in common—a face.

Rebecca

Rebecca

2006

Novel

10.0

The plot adheres closely to the original novel, revolves around wealthy Maxim DeWinter, his naïve new wife, and Mrs. Danvers, the manipulative houseke...

Frenchman's Creek

Frenchman's Creek

1998

Novel

5.7

Seeking to escape the stifling London court society, the beautiful headstrong Lady Dona St. Columb flees to her family estate on the Cornish coast. He...

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

1995

Novel

The Lifeforce Experiment

The Lifeforce Experiment

1994

Original Story

5.3
Writing

A CIA agent infiltrates the research team of a scientist who seeks to capture the essence of a dying leukemia patient.

The Birds II: Land's End

The Birds II: Land's End

1994

Short Story

3.7
Writing

Ted and his family have just moved to the sleepy coastal town of Gull Island so that he can complete work on his thesis. Everything couldn’t seem more...

Utharam

Utharam

1989

Original Story

6.9
Writing

Saleena is happily married to Mathew , a wealthy estate owner. Inexplicably she commits suicide much to the shock of Mathew. He firmly believes that t...

Morning Patrol

Morning Patrol

1987

Novel

6.8

A deserted city is the setting, where a woman walks alone trying to approach and enter the forbidden zone. Traps and the morning patrol lurk everywher...

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

1983

Novel

3.5

The respected squire of a quiet Cornish village is in reality the leader of a gang of murderous pirates who attack passing ships, kill their crews and...

The Breakthrough

The Breakthrough

1975

Original Story

Writing

An adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1966 short story of the same title, broadcast as part of the BBC's "BBC2 Playhouse".

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

1974

Original Story

Writing

Pilot for a proposed television anthology series with stories about love, either dramatic or comedic. In this pilot, there were three different segmen...

Don't Look Now

Don't Look Now

1973

Original Film Writer

6.9
Writing

While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

Kıskanç Kadın

Kıskanç Kadın

1966

Novel

Kohraa

Kohraa

1964

Story

3.0
Writing

A frightened second wife, a guilt-ridden widower, and a servant still devoted to her former mistress — all three tormented by the memory of a dead wom...

The Birds

The Birds

1963

Short Story

7.5
Writing

Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.

Theatre 62: Rebecca

Theatre 62: Rebecca

1962

Novel

A self-conscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husband's dead first wife.

The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

1959

Novel

6.8

An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.

My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel

1952

Novel

6.7

A young man plots revenge against the woman he believes murdered his cousin, but his plans are shaken when he comes face to face with the enigmatic be...

Rebecca

Rebecca

1950

Writer

Writing

A play version of Daphne du Maurier’s book starring Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier

Rebecca

1947

Novel

Adaptation of the novel Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier from 1947.

Hungry Hill

Hungry Hill

1947

Novel

5.4

Life becomes a tragedy for the wife of an Irish heir to a 19th-century family feud and fortune.

The Years Between

The Years Between

1946

Theatre Play

6.2

After hearing news that her officer husband has been killed in battle, Diana Wentworth forges a new life for herself, becoming an MP and learning to l...

Frenchman's Creek

Frenchman's Creek

1944

Novel

5.0

An English lady falls in love with a French pirate after he kidnaps her from her ancestral home on the coast of Cornwall and sweeps her off her feet i...

Rebecca

Rebecca

1940

Novel

7.9

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died myste...

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

1939

Novel

6.1

In coastal Cornwall, England, during the early 19th Century, a young woman who's come there to visit her aunt, discovers that she's married an innkeep...

The Birds

N/A

Short Story

Writing

A remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 horror film about a flock of birds that take over a quiet Northern California town.