Angela du maurier biography

Angela Busson du Maurier was an English actress and novelist who also wrote two volumes of autobiography, It's Only the Sister and Old Maids Remember.
Born in 1904 into a famous theatrical family Angela's memoirs are a fascinating insight into a lost world of Edwardian glamour.
Angela du Maurier was the eldest of three du Maurier sisters.

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It perhaps goes without saying that Angela du Maurier was the elder sister of the far more successful novelist Daphne. Angela was, however, rather a prolific author in her own right; she simply did not enjoy a similar level of fame. Sadly, the majority of her novels appear to be out of print, and I have found them quite difficult to get hold of in the past.

Of Treveryan, a novel which one can compare at length to Daphne’s sweepingly Gothic masterpiece Rebecca, Sally Beauman writes that it is a ‘strange and fascinating novel’, with a ‘sure’ narrative grasp. First published in 1942, and dedicated to Daphne, it is perhaps the novel which Angela is best known for. Here, ‘we enter a house and landscape familiar to any reader who has dreamed of Manderley. But Angela du Maurier… explores this territory with candour and sensitivity all her own.’ This novel is one of ‘strong women and weak men, of an abiding love that breaks taboos and dare not be declared.’

Treveryan begins in rather an enticing manner

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Angela Du Maurier

### Angela Du Maurier Biography

#### 1. Early Life
Angela Du Maurier was born on March 1, 1904, in London, England, as the eldest daughter of the renowned actor-manager Sir Gerald Du Maurier and his wife, Muriel Beaumont. She grew up in a creative and supportive environment that was instrumental in shaping her future career as a writer. Her siblings, Daphne-Du-Maurier and Jeanne Du Maurier, also grew up in this stimulating atmosphere, with Daphne going on to become one of the most famous British writers of the twentieth century.

Angela attended St. Margaret's School, Bushey, Hertfordshire, a boarding school for girls, where she developed a passion for storytelling and drama, influenced heavily by her father's theatrical background. Her early experiences within a literary and artistic circle left a profound imprint on her, guiding her subsequent pursuits in writing and storytelling.

#### 2. Career
Angela Du Maurier began her career in the shadow of her younger sister, Daphne-Du-Maurier, but she soon established herself as a capable writer in her own righ

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It's Only the Sister: an autobiography

May 8, 2022

Perhaps not significant but an enjoyable memoir, Only the Sister is the memoir of Angela du Maurier, older sister of Daphne du Maurier. That has to be explained because Daphne’s sisters are virtually unknown today. Angela wrote a number of novels in her lifetime and they were reasonably popular. Most are out of print today. Even Daphne is mostly known for her pop gothic book, Rebecca, and the occasional movie that pops up.

Why read this? It is well written, funny and gives an excellent picture of life in a very well know theatrical family. Angela’s grandfather was George du Maurier who wrote very popular novels in the Victorian period and her father was Gerald du Maurier, a very well known theater actor and producer of the early 20th century. He was the original Captain Hook in Peter Pan and very big in his time. The family ran with a somewhat bohemian crowd and knew everyone who was anyone.

Angela’s memoir starts from early childhood when Gerald’s daughters are rubbing shoulders with all the notables of theatre, and as c