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George Du Maurier

George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a Franco-British cartoonist and writer known for work in Punch and a Gothic novel Trilby, featuring the character Svengali. His son was the actor Sir Gerald du Maurier. The writers Angela du Maurier and Dame Daphne du Maurier and the artist Jeanne du Maurier were all granddaughters of George. He was also father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and grandfather of the five boys who inspired J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1834 (Paris), Died October 8, 1896 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 39998 10-in. 3/26/1915 Svengali Victor Newman Recitation author  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Du Maurier, George," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102145.

Du Maurier, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102145.

"Du Maurier, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102145

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