Gerald: A Portrait by Margaret Forster - ISBN: 9781844080663
Paperback
The celebrated biography of Sir Gerald du Maurier captures the spirit and charm of the charismatic actor-manager of his time.

Gerald: A Portrait

A Portrait

  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    21 June 2004

Summary

Sir Gerald du Maurier was the most celebrated actor-manager of his day, knighted for his services to the theatre in 1922. Published within six months of her father’s death, this frank biography was considered shocking by many of his admirers - but it was a huge success, winning Daphne du Maurier critical acclaim and launching her career.

In Gerald: A Portrait, Daphne du Maurier captures the spirit and charm of the charismatic actor who played the original Captain Ho…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781844080663
ISBN-10:1844080668
Author:Margaret Forster, Daphne du Maurier
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Virago Press Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:21 June 2004
Weight:196g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 18mm
Series:Virago Modern Classics
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Daphne du Maurier’s celebrated biography of her father, Gerald du Maurier, last of the great actor-managers.

A remarkable book … brilliant comic writing - The Times

A remarkable book … brilliant comic writing - The Times

About The Author

Margaret Forster

Daphne du Maurier was born in 1906 and educated at home and in Paris. She began writing in 1928, and many of her bestselling novels were set in Cornwall, where she lived for most of her life. She was made a DBE in 1969 and died in 1989.

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