Daphne : the secret love life of Daphne du Maurier /

Daphne called herself "a boy in a box" and this shows how Daphne's incendiary love life formed her writing. Charts the story of Daphne's unrequited passion for the beautiful and glamorous American heiress, Ellen Doubleday, and how the play she wrote about this forbidden desire le...

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Corporate Authors: British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Video (Firm), BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc, Warner Home Video (Firm), British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
Other Authors: Jenkins, Amy (Screenwriter), Beavan, Clare (Producer, Director), Somerville, Geraldine (Actor), McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961- (Actor), McTeer, Janet (Actor)
Format: DVD
Language:English
Edition:Widescreen ver.
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Summary:Daphne called herself "a boy in a box" and this shows how Daphne's incendiary love life formed her writing. Charts the story of Daphne's unrequited passion for the beautiful and glamorous American heiress, Ellen Doubleday, and how the play she wrote about this forbidden desire led her to a life-changing love affair with the irreverent, fun-loving actress Gertrude Lawrence. Based on personal letters and biographies.
Item Description:Title from container.
Special features: Daphne du Maurier's Vanishing Cornwall; Daphne du Maurier's vivid and highly individual film, directed by her son, illustrates and illuminates the various attractions of Cornwall.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., DVD-5, NTSC.
ISBN:1419866796
9781419866791