WordNet
n. English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989) [syn: Daphne du Maurier, Dame Daphne du Maurier]
English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier (1834-1896) [syn: George du Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier]
Wikipedia
du Maurier may refer to:
- George du Maurier (1834–1896), British author and cartoonist
- Sir Gerald du Maurier (1873–1934), British actor, son of George
- Angela du Maurier (1904–2002), British author and eldest daughter of Sir Gerald
- Dame Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989), British author and middle daughter of Sir Gerald
- The du Mauriers, historical novel by Daphne du Maurier based on her family's history
- du Maurier (cigarette), a brand of Canadian cigarettes
- du Maurier Classic, former name of the Canadian Women's Open golf tournament
- du Maurier Jazz Festival, former name of the Toronto Jazz Festival
- du Maurier Stadium, former name of Uniprix Stadium, a Montreal tennis stadium
- du Maurier Open, former name of the Canada Masters tennis tournament
Du Maurier is a Canadian brand of cigarettes, produced by Imperial Tobacco Canada, a subsidiary of British American Tobacco. The brand is named after Sir Gerald du Maurier, a British actor. The brand is also produced under license by the West Indian Tobacco Company in Trinidad and Tobago.
Usage examples of "du maurier".
Why that novel of du Maurier's was a rage in America where the biggest thrill in music would be in playing it yourself, what we talked about back at the start of all this?
The leader of our party was Paul du Maurier, who was the new assistant Scoutmaster of the Auslander troop and the chap who had gotten me taken on as cookie.
The sight was formidable, not frightening something none of the stories about birds -- not even Du Maurier's classic -- managed to capture.
MacDonald, Ross MacDonald, Daphne Du Maurier, Alistair MacLean, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C.
Gerald du Maurier light a real cigarette in the Third Act, then he can flatter himself that he has indeed achieved the ambition of every stage writer, and “.
This was not a safe place to be I crawled out of the battle and joined Miss Havisham where she had taken cover behind a display of generously discounted du Maurier novels.
His white hair passes his collar, and his mustache, beneath a thin, sloping nose, looks as if it has been clipped with sheep shears, Smokes du Maurier cigarettes with a gold-tipped filter.
He had lately read Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, and imagined just such a house as Manderley.