Daphne du Maurier her father. On meeting Tallulah Bankhead, Du Maurier was quoted as saying that Bankhead was the most beautiful creature she had ever seen. The novel "Rebecca" (1938) was one of du Maurier's most successful works. It was an immediate hit, selling nearly 3 million copies between 1938 and 1965. The novel has never gone out of print, and has been adapted for both stage and screen several times. In the U.S. Du Maurier won the National Book Award for favourite novel of 1938, voted by members of the American Booksellers Association. In the UK, it was listed at number 14
1998 du Maurier Open defeated Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario 6–3, 6–2 Martin Damm / Jim Grabb defeated Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach 6–7, 6–2, 7–6 Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná defeated Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis 6–3, 6–4 1998 du Maurier Open The 1998 du Maurier Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 110th edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada from August 3 through August 10,