Biography
Daphne du Moria - English writer and playwright. Roman "Rebecca" and the story of "Birds", one of the most famous works in her creative biography, inspired director Alfred Hichkok on the screenplay. Key features in the works of Du Maury are the presence of secrets, intense waiting and gloomy drama.Childhood and youth
Daphne du Moria appeared on May 13, 1907 in London. Du Morus was a privileged and prosperous family. Father Girls, Gerald, worked as an actor and theatrical manager. Her mother Muriel Beaumont was also an actress before the birth of a child in 1911. In addition to Daphne, Gerald and Muriel had two more children - Angela and Zhanna.
Gerald was a devotee and affectionate father, especially for Daphne. However, he passionately dreamed of his son, which prompted the girl to short trigger, put on a male outfit and come up with an alternative ego named Eric Avon. As a member of the theater family, Daphne discovered that such flights of fantasy met their relatives rather approvingly than negatively. But after the occurrence of sexual maturity, Du Moria postponed Eric to the far box. Later, she called this his depressed person "the boy in the box."
The girl, like her sisters, received home education from the governess. Mod Wastell on nicknamed Tod was her favorite. This elderly woman to some extent replaced her native mother, with which the Daphne had a cool relationship.
Being an avid reader from early childhood, Du Morus especially loved the work of Walter Scott, William Tekckery, Ann sisters, Emily and Charlotte Bronte and Oscar Wilde. Other authors who have greatly influenced it were R. L. Stevenson, Catherine Mansfield, Gi de Maucean and Somerset Moem. Daphne itself began writing in adolescence, hoping to escape from reality. In the process of work, the girl learned more about himself and what she wants in life. At 18, Du Moria completed his first job - a collection of 15 stories called "seekers."
In early 1925, shortly before its 18th anniversary, the girl left England to a village school in Kamposena, France. The conditions in the educational institution were distant from comfortable - there were no heat or hot water in the rooms. But all the inconvenience smoothed the proximity to the school to Paris, which was allowed by du Sorrow to travel to the city to visit the Louvre, Opera and other attractions.
In 1926, the girl's family rented a holiday home called Ferriside. He was located in the English port city of Fowie on the rocky southwest coast of Cornwall. Daphne enjoyed a family holiday and developed the interests that later became the passions of her life. In Fowie, she walked for a long time with her dog, learned to swim and dance. There, the girl realized that the quiet seaside environment was perfect for writing.
After graduating from school in France, Daphne tried to find his place in the world. The crazy attention of the Father became depressing - he suspiciously referred to any young man to whom she showed interest. In addition, the girl believed that permanent entertainment in the family house in London hinder her writing career. She craves financial independence.
In the end, Du Sorrow convinced the family to let her live in Ferriside, where it was possible to work without interference. The girl was 22 years old when they published her first story "Witnesses." Mother's brother, Willie Beaumont, helped Daphne to gain the necessary literary ties. The girl perfectly understood that the famous surname would help her with it. Although payment for the first publication was modest, Du Moria continued to write.
Books
In 1929, she first came across the abandoned Manor Menabilly near Fowie, which played a prominent role in both the professional and personal life of the writer. The estate hidden from the eyes and overgrown with ivy, full of dust and mold, emptied for many years. Daphne fascinated the atmosphere of secrecy and decomposition, which surrounded the house and territory.
A visit to the estate stimulated her live imagination and made him think about those who lived and died there. Menabililli ultimately served as a prototype for a number of her fictional locations, especially Mandley in Rebecca. In their 20, with a small year, Du Moria was full of ideas for stories. Many of them came to her during frequent travel. According to the writer, she created a story from one sentence.
Daphne was very admired by his colleague according to Catherine Mansfield, who probably provided the greatest literary influence on the girl. In 1931, Du Maury published his first novel "Spirit of Love." The name was inspired by the poem Emily Bronte. The success of the book allowed the young author to gain long-awaited stability.
In 1932, Daphne published his second novel "Farewell, youth." He was very different from the debut book by concerned with sexual questions, while those who were considered obscene. In 1933, the release of another Julius novel was followed. Although none of them was so popular as the "spirit of love", it became clear that de the sea could work in different genres.
After the death of Gerald du Sorrow from the colon cancer in 1934, his daughter wrote a biography of herself, which became very successful after a while after the publication. In the same year, another novel was followed - "Tavern" Jamaica ", an exciting melodramatic adventure story with smugglers and villains in the style of" Treasure Island "Stevenson. Soon, Daphne published another biographical work, this time about his famous family, called "Family Du Mary".
1938 was marked by the publication of the most famous novel Daphne "Rebecca". It is still considered an exemplary example of gothic literature. The initial line of the novel - "last night I had a dream that I went to Mandley again ..." - one of the most memorable of artistic works and is typical for Du Sorrow, as it often begins his story from the end.
Rebecca had a huge success. The book was sold by edition more than a million copies and years later turned into the film director Alfred Hichkok with Lawrence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. Daphne herself never understood the phenomenon of the novel.
Throughout life, writing has served as therapy for du Sorrow. From 1940s to 1970s, she published many more novels, biographies, autobiographies, collections of stories and novels, including the "goat of the scape", "House on the shore", "My Kuzina Rachel". The growing interest of Du Seaper to the supernatural manifested itself in some of her later works, in which the alarming unknown typical for Daphne was colored a gloomy tint. In addition to "Rebecca" 7 of her novels and one story "Birds" were turned into films.
Personal life
Among the numerous fans of the "Spirit of Love" was Major (later Lieutenant General) Frederick Arthur Montagus Browning, a member of the Grenadier Guard. Having decided to meet with the author of the Roman, he sailed several times on his boat "Igdrasil" (which means "Destiny Tree") in the harbor of Foui, before he was able to simplify the neighbor of the girl to give her a note with a proposal to ride a boat.
Young people first met on April 8, 1932 and immediately liked each other. On July 19, 1932, lovers got married in the Church of the Llenthellos near Foui. A year after the wedding, Du Sorrow gave birth to the first child - a daughter named Tessa. Daphne hoped for a boy, so the appearance of the girl became a source of big disappointment.
In March 1936, a woman went to Egyptian Alexandria to join her husband in a new post. But Daphne was very hard there, so she returned to England in January 1937. After 4 months, the woman gave birth to her second daughter Flavia. On November 3, 1940, the writer was born Son Christian.
One of her most cherished wishes was carried out in 1943, when Daphne signed a lease agreement of his beloved Menabilly. She spent huge money for the restoration of the estate. Contemporaries considered it stupid, taking into account the lack of labor and materials during the war. Du Sorrow remained in Menabilly for more than 25 years, until in 1969 the owner of the mansion did not declare that he himself wants to live there. Then the writer settled nearby, in Kilmart, the seaside house of the village village.
Death
Du Moria spent his last years walking, traveling and writing. She lost the taste of life, as soon as the imagination began to bring it.
By the end of the 80s, the health of the writer worsened to such an extent that it took her medical care. On April 19, 1989, she died in her last house. The cause of death began to stop the heart in a dream. Daphne was 81 years old.
Bibliography
- 1931 - "Spirit of Love"
- 1938 - "Rebecca"
- 1941 - "French Bay"
- 1943 - "Hungry Mountain"
- 1946 - "Royal General"
- 1949 - "parasites"
- 1951 - "My Kuzina Rachel"
- 1957 - "Scape Guide"
- 1961 - "Castle Dor"
- 1965 - "Flight of Falcon"
- 1969 - "House on the shore"
- 1972 - "Right, Britain!"