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Cecil Day-Lewis was an Irish poet and novelist who was appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom in 1968. He was born in Ballintubber, County Roscommon, Ireland, on April 27, 1904. He was the son of Frank Day-Lewis, a Church of Ireland clergyman, and Kathleen Blake Squires. He was educated at Sherborne School and Wadham College, Oxford, where he read Classics. Day-Lewis began writing poetry while at Oxford, and his first collection, Beechen Vigil, was published in 1925. He went on to publish several more collections of poetry, including The Magnetic Mountain (1935), The Whispering Roots (1940), and The Sun in the Sands (1946). He also wrote several novels, including The Otterbury Incident (1948) and The Horse in the Furrow (1949). Day-Lewis was appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom in 1968, and he held the post until his death in 1972. He was also awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1956. He was married to the novelist Mary King, and they had two sons, the actor Daniel Day-Lewis and the writer Sean Day-Lewis.

Popular As Cecil Day-Lewis
Occupation writer,music_department
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 27 April, 1904
Birthday 27 April
Birthplace Ballintubber, Ireland
Date of death 22 May, 1972
Died Place London, England, UK
Nationality Ireland

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Who Is Cecil Day-Lewis's Wife?

His wife is Jill Balcon (1951 - 22 May 1972) ( his death) ( 2 children), Constance Mary King (1928 - 1951) ( divorced)

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Wife Jill Balcon (1951 - 22 May 1972) ( his death) ( 2 children), Constance Mary King (1928 - 1951) ( divorced)
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Cecil Day-Lewis Net Worth

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1968

Pen name of Cecil Day-Lewis, Poet Laureate of England, from 1968 until his death in 1972. Father of actor Daniel Day-Lewis, writer/director Tamasin Day-Lewis, Sean Day-Lewis, and Nicholas Day-Lewis. Husband of actress Jill Balcon.

1952

He is known for his work on La bestia debe morir (1952), This Man Must Die (1969) and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962). He was married to Jill Balcon and Constance Mary King.

1904

Cecil Day-Lewis was born on April 27, 1904 in Ballintubber, Ireland.