
Person
Gerald du Maurier
Acting · 1873–1934 · Hampstead, London
Biography
Sir Gerald Hubert Edward Busson du Maurier was an English actor and manager. He was the son of the writer George du Maurier and brother of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies. In 1902, he married the actress Muriel Beaumont with whom he had three daughters: writers Angela du Maurier and Daphne du Maurier , and painter Jeanne du Maurier. His popularity lay in his subtle and naturalistic acting: a "delicately realistic style of acting that sought to suggest rather than to state the deeper emotions". His Times 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."
Known for

The Rise of Catherine the Great
Lecocq

Escape!
Captain Matt Denant

I Was a Spy
Doctor
The Dancers
Theatre Play

Jew Süss
Weissensee
Masks and Faces
Hunsdon

The Dancers
Theatre Play
Lord Camber's Ladies
Dr. Napier

The Scotland Yard Mystery
Commissioner Stanton
Filmography
- 1934Jew SüssWeissensee
- 1934The Rise of Catherine the GreatLecocq
- 1934The Scotland Yard MysteryCommissioner Stanton
- 1933I Was a SpyDoctor
- 1932Lord Camber's LadiesDr. Napier
- 1930The DancersTheatre Play
- 1930Escape!Captain Matt Denant
- 1925The DancersTheatre Play
- 1917Masks and FacesHunsdon
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