Cecil Day-Lewis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cecil Day-Lewis

English poet

Date of Birth: 27-Apr-1904

Place of Birth: County Laois, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 22-May-1972

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, translator, university teacher, literary critic, children's writer, novelist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis) (27 April 1904 – 22 May 1972), often writing as C.
Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death in 1972.
He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake.
During World War II, Day-Lewis worked as a publications editor in the Ministry of Information for the UK government, and also served in the Musbury branch of the British Home Guard.
He is the father of actor Sir Daniel Day-Lewis, and documentary filmmaker and television chef Tamasin Day-Lewis.