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Also Known As Lady Daphne Browning
Born May 13, 1907 • London • England
Died April 19, 1989 (aged 81) • England
Notable Works “Growing Pains” • “Rebecca” • “The Rendezvous and Other Stories”
Notable Family Members father Gerald du Maurier

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