Cecil Day-Lewis

January 10, 2024
Poet

Quick Facts

Cecil Day-Lewis
Full Name Cecil Day-Lewis
Occupation Poet
Date Of Birth Apr 27, 1904(1904-04-27)
Age 120
Date Of Death May 22, 1972, Lemmons, Barnet, United Kingdom
Birthplace Ireland
Country Ireland
Horoscope Taurus

Cecil Day-Lewis Biography

Name Cecil Day-Lewis
Birthday Apr 27
Birth Year 1904
Place Of Birth Ireland
Birth Country Ireland
Birth Sign Taurus
Spouse Jill Balcon , Constance Mary King
Children(s) Daniel Day-Lewis, Tamasin Day-Lewis, Sean Day-Lewis, Nicholas Day-Lewis

Cecil Day-Lewis is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on April 27, 1904 in Ireland, Ireland. Irish poet, novelist, nonfiction author, translator, and one-time United Kingdom Poet Laureate. His numerous literary works include From Feathers to Iron (poems), A Question of Proof (novel), and The Buried Day (autobiography).

He was the father of respected film actor Daniel Day Lewis.

His first marriage was to Constance Mary King. Later, he had a love affair with writer Rosamond Lehmann and eventually married Jill Balcon, an actress.

Cecil Day-Lewis Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Poet
House Living in own house.

Cecil Day-Lewis is one of the richest Poet from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cecil Day-Lewis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His mother died in 1906, and he was brought up by his father in London, England.

He wrote several mystery novels, beginning in 1945, under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Cecil Day-Lewis Dating?

According to our records, Cecil Day-Lewis married to Jill Balcon , Constance Mary King. As of December 1, 2023, Cecil Day-Lewis’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Cecil Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Cecil Day-Lewis celebrates birthday on April 27 of every year.

Are Cecil Day-Lewis and Daniel Day Lewis related?

Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis was born on 29 April 1957 in the Kensington district of London, the second child of poet Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972) and his second wife, actress Jill Balcon (1925–2009). His older sister, Tamasin Day-Lewis (born 1953), is a television chef and food critic.

What poems did Cecil Day-Lewis write?

  • Overtures to Death. by C. Day Lewis. Overtures to Death – C. …
  • In the Heart of Contemplation. by C. Day Lewis. In the Heart of Contemplation – C. …
  • Do Not Expect Again A Phoenix Hour. by C. Day Lewis. …
  • Come live with me and be my Love. by C. Day Lewis. …
  • Tempt Me No More. by C. Day Lewis.

What influenced Cecil Day-Lewis?

In his last year at Oxford, Day-Lewis met and came under the influence of Wystan Hugh Auden , whose ideas were to transform Day-Lewis’s poetry for the next decade.

Did Cecil Day-Lewis attend boarding school?

Day-Lewis had been to a boarding school himself (Sherborne School) and therefore knew all about how the enforced separation of a boy from his parents affected the child, but on this occasion it is the feelings of the parent that also concern him.

Is the movie there will be blood based on a true story?

There Will Be Blood is a lie, in its way. It’s fitting that a descendant of Edward Doheny, upon whom Upton Sinclair’s novel Oil! and Paul Thomas Anderson’s film are loosely based , would deny the real-life similarities in the story.

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