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Cecil Day-Lewis

1904 - 1972

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cecil Day-Lewis is the 4,289th most popular writer (up from 4,480th in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 194th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Irish Writer.

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Among writers, Cecil Day-Lewis ranks 4,289 out of 7,302. Before him are Frans Michael Franzén, Hal Clement, Julius Zeyer, Anna Haava, Qurratulain Hyder, and Graham Swift. After him are Philippe Hériat, Bozorg Alavi, Dai Sijie, Malika Oufkir, Herbert W. Franke, and Petrus Borel.

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Among people born in 1904, Cecil Day-Lewis ranks 218. Before him are Sven Thofelt, Gavriil Popov, Richard Addinsell, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, Alexander Gerschenkron, and Fernando Lopez. After him are Bozorg Alavi, Alger Hiss, Valentín González, Bill Brandt, Abraham Alikhanov, and Giuliano Bonfante. Among people deceased in 1972, Cecil Day-Lewis ranks 167. Before him are Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Leo G. Carroll, Franciska Gaal, Gavriil Popov, Meena Kumari, and Ferde Grofé. After him are Erwin Stresemann, Antal Szabó, Bernabé Ferreyra, John Hutchinson, Vera Karalli, and Rudolf Friml.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Cecil Day-Lewis ranks 199 out of 549. Before him are Markus Feehily (1980), William Thompson (1775), Tom Moore (1883), Patrick Bergin (1951), Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (1880), and Steve Barron (1956). After him are Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1911), Colm Tóibín (1955), Stephen Roche (1959), John Ellis (1710), Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833), and William Orpen (1878).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, Cecil Day-Lewis ranks 26. Before him are Cornelius Ryan (1920), John Millington Synge (1871), Patrick Pearse (1879), Seán O'Casey (1880), Edna O'Brien (1930), and Elizabeth Bowen (1899). After him are Colm Tóibín (1955), Richard Steele (1672), Brendan Behan (1923), George Moore (1852), William Trevor (1928), and Jane Wilde (1821).

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