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obituary said of his career: "His parentage assured him of engagements in the best of company to begin with; but it was his own talent that took advantage of them."
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during 1922 at the height of his popularity, he continued to perform throughout his life. During later years he acted in cinema roles such as
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brand was named after him as a paid endorsement deal (he did not smoke them himself), to which he agreed to help pay taxes owed.
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in 1895, his popularity became assured as a result of his acclaimed performance in major roles during the premieres of two
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shares one of her middle names with du Maurier's daughter Angela, who in later years portrayed Wendy onstage herself.
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After playing a number of small roles before 1900, including a part in his father's popular drama
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His middle daughter Daphne refused to attend his funeral but wrote a biography of him –
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Gerald du Maurier with his three daughters, Angela, Daphne and Jeanne (1913)
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as Lady Agatha. They were married five months later on 11 April 1903 at
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Gerald Hubert Edward Busson du Maurier was born on 26 March 1873 in
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London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
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and other boy characters of Barrie's fiction. The character of
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Sir Gerald du Maurier, Actor, Manager and Producer, Obituary,
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He served as President of the Actors' Orphanage Fund (now the
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Sir Gerald du Maurier
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Hampstead
London
Muriel Beaumont
Angela du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier
Jeanne du Maurier
George du Maurier
Guy du Maurier
Sylvia Llewelyn Davies
George
Jack
Peter
Michael
Nicholas Llewelyn Davies
Mary Anne Clarke
actor
manager
George du Maurier
Sylvia Llewelyn Davies
Muriel Beaumont
Angela du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier
Jeanne du Maurier

Spy
Vanity Fair
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