Daphne Du Maurier – a haunted imagination

Daphne Du Maurier, the supreme weaver of gothic romantic horror tales, never goes out of fashion, despite being dead for over thirty years. Her most famous Rebecca novel was recently re-created on film as well as lauded for its 80th anniversary, with documentaries and biographers constantly fascinated by Du Maurier’s extraordinary life, talent and temperament.  She was born 13 May 1907 4pm London and on the surface had a gilded life with a famous actor-manager father, a actress mother