Jamaica Inn (novel) Jamaica Inn (novel) Jamaica Inn is a novel by the English writer Daphne du Maurier, first published in 1936. It was later made into a film, also called "Jamaica Inn", directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is a period piece set in Cornwall in 1820. It was inspired by du Maurier's 1930 stay at the real Jamaica Inn, which still exists and is a pub in the middle of Bodmin Moor. The plot follows a group of murderous wreckers who run ships aground, kill the sailors and steal the cargo. Mary Yellan, twenty years old, was brought up on a farm
2000 du Maurier Open – Men's Doubles 2000 du Maurier Open – Men's Doubles The 2000 du Maurier Open – Men's Doubles was the men's doubles event of the one hundred and eleventh edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious men's tennis tournament held in Canada. Jonas Björkman and Patrick Rafter were the defending champions, but Rafter chose not to participate, and only Bjorkman competed that year. Bjorkman partnered with Max Mirnyi, but lost in the semifinals to Joshua Eagle and Andrew Florent. Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor won in the final 6–3, 7–6(3), against Joshua Eagle and Andrew Florent.