Cecil Day-Lewis
- C. Day-Lewis
- Sort Name
- Day-Lewis, Cecil
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth
- 1904-04-27
- Place of birth
- County Laois
- Date of death
- 1972-05-22
- Place of death
- London
Wikipedia
Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis; 27 April 1904 – 22 May 1972), often written as C. Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake, most of which feature the fictional detective Nigel Strangeways.
During World War II, Day-Lewis worked as a publications editor in the UK government's Ministry of Information and also served in the Musbury branch of the Home Guard. He was the father of actor Daniel Day-Lewis, and documentary filmmaker and television chef Tamasin Day-Lewis.
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Anglo-Irish poet who served as the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death in 1972.Last modified: 2020-08-11 (revision #20238)
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- Cecil Day-Lewis wrote Bomber
- Cecil Day-Lewis wrote Bombers
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- 2023-07-19