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Cecil Day-Lewis

Irish-born British poet (1904-1972) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 68

Cecil Day-Lewis, often written as C. Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake, most of which feature the fictional detective Nigel Strangeways, starting with A Question of Proof (1935).

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Awards

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1972 · aged 68

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