THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Cecil Day-Lewis
Irish-born British poet (1904–1972)
Cecil Day-Lewis was born on April 27, 1904 in County Laois and died on May 22, 1972, aged 68.
Born
April 27, 1904
Cecil Day-Lewis died aged 68.
Died: May 22, 1972
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- County Laois
- Professions
- writer, poet, university teacher, screenwriter, literary critic, translator, children's writer, novelist
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, Ireland
More about Cecil Day-Lewis
- Zodiac sign
- Taurus
- Pseudonyms
- Nicholas Blake
Family
- Child
- Daniel Day-Lewis
- Partner
- Rosamond Lehmann
All birth date sources
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- SNAC
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Find a Grave
- Discogs
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- VIAF ID
- Proleksis Encyclopedia
- Dictionary of Irish Biography
- IMDb
- BnF authorities
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Babelio
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
How old was Cecil Day-Lewis when they died?
Cecil Day-Lewis died aged 68.
When is Cecil Day-Lewis’s birthday?
Cecil Day-Lewis’s recorded birthday is April 27.
Where was Cecil Day-Lewis born?
Cecil Day-Lewis was born in County Laois.
When did Cecil Day-Lewis die?
Cecil Day-Lewis died on May 22, 1972.