The Doll - Daphne Du Maurier

du Maurier, Daphne: - Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) has been called one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. Among her more famous works are The Scapegoat , Jamaica Inn , Rebecca , and the short story The Birds, all of which were subsequently made into films--the latter three directed by Alfred Hitchcock.