Du Maurier
[doo mawr-ee-ey, dyoo; French dy moh-ryey] /du ˈmɔr iˌeɪ, dyu; French dü moʊˈryeɪ/
noun
1.
Dame Daphne (Lady Browning) 1907–1989, English novelist.
2.
her grandfather, George Louis Palmella Busson
[pal-mel-uh boo-sohn;; French by-sawn] /pælˈmɛl ə buˈsoʊn;; French büˈsɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1834–96, English illustrator and novelist.
3.
her father, Sir Gerald (Hubert Edward Busson)
[by-sawn] /büˈsɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1873–1934, English actor and theatrical manager.
/djuː ˈmɒrɪˌeɪ/
noun
1.
Dame Daphne. 1907–89, English novelist; author of Rebecca (1938) and My Cousin Rachel (1951)
2.
her grandfather, George Louis Palmella Busson (‘pæmɛlə ˈbjuːsən) 1834-96, British novelist and illustrator; author Trilby (1894)
3.
his son, Sir Gerald (Hubert Edward). 1873–1934, British actor-manager: father of Daphne Du Maurier
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