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Daphne du Maurier

Born on May 13, 1907

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Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, (13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont.

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