Was du Maurier inspired by a real Rebecca figure—and if so, who was she? Though there’s still no consensus, biographers have singled out the most likely contenders. Born in 1907, Daphne du ...

Dame Daphne du Maurier, the English novelist who died in 1989, was fascinated by her French heritage. The author of Rebecca and Jamaica Inn had been brought up on tales of an aristocratic ancestor ...

A look at the English novelist’s most compelling work in time for her 116th birth anniversary on May 13 “Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” PREMIUM Theatrical poster for the ...

Netflix’s new adaptation of Rebecca has landed on the streaming platform this October 21. Based on the bestselling novel written by British author Daphne du Maurier, the film was directed by Ben ...

Psychoanalyst Dr. Darian Leader was inspired by Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 Gothic novel “Rebecca” when he coined the condition. The novel tells the story of a young woman who exhibits ...

The term takes inspiration from the classic novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, which delves into the story of a woman who marries a widowed man and becomes consumed by the memories of his first wife.

Indeed. That’s the lyric cried out as, in theory, the famously magnificent Cornish home at the heart of the story burns to the ground at the climax of the musical of “Rebecca.” Or ...