Question: Who was the writer of a collection of short stories originally published in 1952 as The Apple Tree, which was made into a 1963 American horror-thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock ?
Sentence (from "The Birds and Other Stories"): The Birds and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Daphne du Maurier, originally published in 1952 as The Apple Tree by Gollancz in the United Kingdom.
Relevant evidence: Yes