Born on this day – Daphne du Maurier:

Daphne du Maurier

Writer

May 13, 1907 – April 19, 1989

Credits:

Books:

Birds of Prey (2010); Castle Dor (1940); Come Wind, Come Weather (1940); Cornish Tales of Terror (1970); Daphne du Maurier's Classics of the Macabre (1987); Don't Look Now (1971); Don't Look Now and Other Stories (1973); Early Stories (1954); Echoes From the Macabre (1971); Enchanted Cornwall (1989); Frenchman's Creek (1941); Gerald (1935); Golden Lads (1975); Happy Christmas (1953); Hungry Hill (1943); I'll Never Be Young Again (1932); Jamaica Inn (1936); Kiss Me Again, Stranger (1953); Letters from Menabilly (1993); Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels (1986); Mary Anne (1954); My Cousin Rachel (1951); Myself When Young (1977); Rebecca (1938); Rule Britannia (1972); Split Second and Other Stories (1981); Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights (2021); The Apple Tree (1952); The Birds and Other Stories (1952); The Breaking Point / The Blue Lenses and Other Stories (1959); The Doll (2011); The Du Mauriers (1937); The Flight of the Falcon (1965); The Glass-Blowers (1963); The House on the Strand (1969); The Infernal World of Branwell Bronte (1960); The King's General (1946); The Loving Spirit (1931); The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950 (1999); The Parasites (1949); The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995); The Progress of Julius / Julius (1933); The Rebecca Notebook and Other Memories (1981); The Rendezvous and Other Stories (1980); The Scapegoat (1957); The Treasury of Du Maurier Short Stories (1960); The Winding Stair (1977); The Young George Du Maurier (1952); Vanishing Cornwall (1967); Witches' Brew (1984).

Movies and television:

Alta comedia (1973); Anamika: The Untold Story (2008); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1954); BBC2 Playhouse (1975); Broadway Television Theatre (1952); Danger (1955); Daphne du Maurier (1971); Daphné du Maurier: sur les traces de Rebecca (2017); Don't Look Now (1973); Frenchman's Creek (1944); Frenchman's Creek (1998); Grande Teatro Tupi (1952–1963); Guiding Light (1982); H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre (1956); Hostinec Jamaica (1972); Hungry Hill (1947); Jamaica Inn (1939); Jamaica Inn (1983); Jamaica Inn (2014); Kiskanç kadin (1966); Kraft Theatre (1950–1952); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1948); L'auberge de la Jamaïque (1995); Le général du roi (2014); 'Let's Pretend...' - The Make-Believe World of Daphne Du Maurier (1977); Lux Video Theatre (1954); Marea di Settembre (1963); Masterpiece Mystery (1985); Matinee Theatre (1956); Mi amor por ti (1969); Morning Patrol (1987); My Cousin Rachel (1952); My Cousin Rachel (1983); My Cousin Rachel (2017); Ocho estrellas en busca del amor (1964); Playhouse 90 (1958); Pursuit (1958); Rebecca (1940); Rebecca (1947); Rebecca (1969); Rebecca (1979); Rebecca (1997); Rebecca (2020); Rebecca, la prima moglie (2008); Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love / Kiss Me Again Stranger (1974); Rick Stein in du Maurier Country (2007); Robert Montgomery Presents (1950); September Tide (1958); Suspense (1953); Suspicion (1958); The Birds (1963); The Birds II: Land's End (1994); The Bondwoman (1974); The Lifeforce Experiment (1994); The Plymouth Playhouse (1953); The Scapegoat (1959); The Scapegoat (2012); The Unexpected (1952); The Years Between (1946); Theatre '62 (1962); Une seconde d'éternité (1977); Urangatha Sundary (1969); Utharam (1989).

On this day in movie history – The Birds (1963 movie & book):

The Birds

directed by Alfred Hitchcock,

written by Evan Hunter,

based on the short story by Daphne du Maurier,

was released in the United States on March 28, 1963.

Cast:

Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren, Veronica Cartwright, Ethel Griffies, Charles McGraw, Ruth McDevitt, Lonny Chapman, Joe Mantell, Doodles Weaver, Malcolm Atterbury, John McGovern, Karl Swenson, Richard Deacon, Elizabeth Wilson, Bill Quinn, Doreen Lang, Morgan Brittany, Darlene Conley, Valerie Ferdin, Betsy Hale, Alfred Hitchcock, Dal McKennon, Mike Monteleone, Bob Morgan, Renn Reed, Arnold Roberts, Jeannie Russell, Bill Scully, Rory Stevens, Tomm Wells, Mitch Zanich.

Recommended reading:

The Birds and Other Stories

By Daphne du Maurier.

Filmed as The Birds (1963), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Published by Time Warner Books.

First published 1952.

Paperback.

ASIN: 1844080870

ISBN-10: 9781844080878

ISBN-13: 978-1844080878

Description:

'How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew . . . '

A classic of alienation and horror, 'The Birds' was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world.

The mountain paradise of 'Monte Verità' promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd . . .

Introvert insight:

I'm an introvert ...

I love being by myself, love being outdoors,

love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.

- Audrey Hepburn.

But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.

- Daphne du Maurier.

As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your worst enemy.

The good news is we generally like our own company, a quality that extroverts often envy.

We find comfort in solitude and know how to soothe ourselves.

- Laurie Helgoe.