George du Maurier
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![George du Maurier in the middle of his career.](/Images/godic/202501/15/George_Du_Maurier4934.jpg")
![A Legend of CamelotIllustration by du Maurier for Punch magazine, 17 March 1866, parodying Pre-Raphaelitism.](/Images/godic/202501/15/A_Legend_of_Camelot_-_George_du_Maurier_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_143924934.jpg")
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a French-British cartoonist and author, known for his cartoons in Punch and also for his novel Trilby. He was the father of actor Gerald du Maurier and grandfather of the writers Angela du Maurier and Dame Daphne du Maurier. He was also the father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and grandfather of the five boys who inspired J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan.