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Biography of Daphne du Maurier Biography of Daphne du Maurier • Name: Lady Daphne du Maurier. • Born: 13 May 1907, London, England. • Father: Sir Gerald du Maurier. • Mother: Muriel Beaumont. • Wife / Husband: Lieutenant-General. Sir Frederick Browning. Early life of Daphne du Maurier:         Daphne du Maurier was born in London, in the midst of three daughters of lead actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and actress Muriel Beaumont. Her mother was a niece of journalist, writer and lecturer William Commons Beaumont. His grandfather was writer and punch cartoonist George du Maurier, who created Svegali's character in the Trilby novel. His elder sister, Angela du Maurier, also became a writer, and his younger sister Jean was a painter.         Du Maurier's family connections helped him establish his literary career, and he published some of his early works in Beaumont's Bistrand magazine. His first novel, The Loving Spi...