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Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel by the English author Daphne du Maurier. It depicts an unnamed young woman who impetuously marries a wealthy widower, before discovering that both he and his household are haunted by the memory of his late first wife, the title character.
Daphne du Maurier was born at 24 Cumberland Terrace, Regent's Park, London, the middle of three daughters of prominent actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and actress Muriel Beaumont. [3] Her paternal grandfather was author and Punch cartoonist George du Maurier , who created the character of Svengali in the 1894 novel Trilby .
Mrs. Danvers is the main antagonist of Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel Rebecca.Danvers is the head housekeeper at Manderley, the stately manor belonging to the wealthy Maximillian "Maxim" de Winter, where he once lived with his first wife, Rebecca, whom she had adored obsessively.
Rebecca won the Film Daily year-end poll of 546 critics nationwide naming the best films of 1940. [22] Rebecca mosaic commissioned in 2001 in the London Underground. Rebecca was the opening film at the 1st Berlin International Film Festival in 1951. [23] The Guardian called it "one of Hitchcock's creepiest, most oppressive films". [24]
My Cousin Rachel is a Gothic novel written by English author Daphne du Maurier, published in 1951.Bearing thematic similarities to her earlier and more famous novel Rebecca, it is a mystery-romance, set primarily on a large estate in Cornwall.
Manderley is a fictional estate in Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel Rebecca, owned by the character Maxim de Winter.. Located in Southern England, Manderley is a typical country estate: it is filled with family heirlooms, is run by a large domestic staff and is open to the public on certain days.
Rebecca is a musical adaptation of the 1938 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier.It was composed by Sylvester Levay with German book and lyrics by Michael Kunze.The plot, which adheres closely to the original novel, revolves around wealthy Maxim DeWinter, his naïve new wife, called "I" ("Ich" in the German version), and Mrs. Danvers, the manipulative housekeeper of DeWinter's Cornish ...
Rebecca is a 1997 British-German television drama directed by Jim O'Brien.The teleplay by Arthur Hopcraft is based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier.The serial was filmed for Carlton Television by Portman Productions in association with WGBH and Tele München.