Daphne du Maurier lived here


Daphne du Maurier lived here

Where Rebecca author lived when first married.

Location: Cannon Cottage, Well Road, Hampstead

Description: 'Rebecca' author Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) lived here between 1932 and 1934.

Ms Maurier was an acclaimed writer who penned novels such as Jamaica Inn and Rebecca, many of which were adapted for the stage and screen. Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds was also based on one of her short stories.

Daphne Du Maurier moved here, to Cannon Cottage, after marrying Frederick Browning in 1932 and stayed for just two years. The black plaque here was erected in 2011 by the Heath and Hampstead Society.

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Daphne du Maurier lived here

Where Rebecca author lived when first married.

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