| AdminHistory | Ellen McCarter Doubleday was the wife of Nelson Doubleday, president of Daphne du Maurier's American publisher, Doubleday & Company. They met in 1947, when du Maurier traveled to America to defend 'Rebecca' against plagarism charges in court. They developed a close lifelong friendship. It is possible that du Maurier had romantic feelings for Doubleday, which do not appear to have been reciprocated. |