When Daphne Du Maurier lost her father, Gerald, in 1934, she
refused to attend his funeral but instead went onto Hampstead Heath
and released some pigeons, thinking this more in keeping with what
her father would have wanted. Her way of saying farewell to Gerald
was to suggest to her agent that she write a biography of him; not
a traditional, serious book, as was the custom of the time, but
instead a colourful and honest portrait of a celebrated theatrical
man. Despite the controversy surrounding it - Du Maurier felt
compelled to allude to her father's infidelities - her book was a
huge success, and on the strength of its reception she travelled to
Cornwall and wrote one of her most successful novels, 'Jamaica
Inn'. 'Gerald: A Portrait' is unlike anything else that Du Maurier
has written, and for that reason is intriguing, as well as being a
readable snapshot of Victorian family life. (Kirkus UK)
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 Hook, amusingly recalling his eccentricities and his sense
of humour, and sensitively portraying the darker side of his nature
and his bouts of depression.
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