Sir Gerald Hubert Edward Busson du Maurier (26 March 1873 – 11 April 1934) 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 (1904–2002) and
Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989), and painter Jeanne du Maurier (1911–1996). 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."