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Cecil Day-Lewis

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Cecil Day-Lewis

Birth
Ballintubbert, County Laois, Ireland
Death
22 May 1972 (aged 68)
Hadley Wood, London Borough of Enfield, Greater London, England
Burial
Stinsford, West Dorset District, Dorset, England Add to Map
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Poet, Author. He was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from his appointment in 1968 until his death in 1972. He published ten works of poetry and eighteen novels during his lifetime. His son is acclaimed actor Daniel Day-Lewis.
Poet, Author. He was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from his appointment in 1968 until his death in 1972. He published ten works of poetry and eighteen novels during his lifetime. His son is acclaimed actor Daniel Day-Lewis.

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CECIL DAY LEWIS
1904-1972
Poet Laureate
Shall I be gone long?
Forever and a day.
To whom there belong?
Ask the stone to say.
Ask my song.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Oct 21, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13142/cecil-day-lewis: accessed ), memorial page for Cecil Day-Lewis (27 Apr 1904–22 May 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13142, citing St. Michael's Churchyard, Stinsford, West Dorset District, Dorset, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.