Rebecca celebrated the eightieth anniversary of its publication in 2018 and has never gone out of print. It was an immediate bestseller, selling more than a million copies in hardcover in a short time. In the U.S., it won the National Book Award for the novel in 1938, as selected by members of the American Booksellers Association. Published in 1938, Rebeccasold more than three million copies between 19 and has been adapted for film, television, and the stage. Daphne married Frederick “Boy” Browning in 1932, and in 1946 became Lady Browning. The publication of The Loving Spirit caught the attention of Major Frederick Arthur Montague Browning, who immediately sought her out. This early success helped Daphne sell stories regularly to magazines such as The Bystander and Sunday Review. The title is taken from a poem by Emily Brontë and tells the story of a family over four generations. The Loving Spirit was published in 1931 when Daphne was twenty four years old. Her first novel was published when she was twenty four Here’s more about this immensely talented author.ĭaphne around 1930 photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Though she’s best remembered for the 1938 romantic thriller Rebecca, it’s noteworthy that she was an incredibly prolific writer of novels, short stories, and biographies.Īs her fame grew, she guarded her privacy fiercely. Here we present some fascinating facts about Daphne du Maurier and her literary life.ĭaphne was born and raised in London, growing up in a creative family connected with the literary and theatrical worlds. Her brain-dead.Daphne du Maurier (1907 – 1989) was a British novelist, playwright, and short story writer. Sweeney raced to her house, where she and actor David Packer were rehearsingĪ scene from V (1983), dragged her outside, and strangled her, leaving Makeup to play the role of an abuse victim on Hill Street Blues (1981)). Uncontrollable and abusive (so abusive that Dominique did not need Maison.' The two began a relationship, which turned stormy. She met John Thomas Sweeney, the chef at popular LA nightspot 'Ma

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Other roles soon followed, notably her role asĭana Freeling, the eldest daughter in Полтергейст (1982), and Dominique was soon Three weeks after arriving in Hollywood, she To the University of Colorado to study acting, leaving after one year Upon graduation from high school, Dominique went

Her parents' divorce, she moved first to New York, and then to Beverly Hills. Dominique Dunne was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Ellen Beatriz Griffin Dunne and Dominick Dunne, a producer, actor, and writer.