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Daphne Du Maurier
Daphne was born in 1907, grand-daughter of the brilliant artist and writer George du Maurier, daughter of Gerald, the most famous Actor Manager of his day, she came from a creative and successful family.
The du Maurier family were touring Cornwall with the intention of buying a house for future holidays, when they came across "Swiss Cottage", located adjacent to the ferry at Bodinnick.
Falling in love with the cottage and its riverside location, they moved in on May 14th, 1927, Daphne had just turned 20.
She began writing short stories the following year, and in 1931 her first novel, 'The Loving Spirit' was published.
It received rave reviews and further books followed.
Then came her most famous three novels, 'Jamaica Inn', 'Frenchman's Creek' and Rebecca'.
Each novel being inspired by her love of Cornwall, where she lived and wrote.
Many of her works have been adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca (which won the Best Picture Oscar in 1941) and Jamaica Inn and the short stories The Birds and Don't Look Now.
The first three were directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the latter by Nicolas Roeg.
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