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Cecil Day-Lewis CBE (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 of Nicholas Blake , most of which feature the fictional detective Nigel Strangeways .
The Morning after Death is a 1966 detective novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pen name of Nicholas Blake. [1] It is the sixteenth and last entry in the series of novels featuring the private detective Nigel Strangeways. [2]
These are a series of incomplete lists of unusual deaths, unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources. The death of Aeschylus , killed by a tortoise dropped onto his head by an eagle , illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini [ 1 ]
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In 1951, Balcon married Day-Lewis. Her father was deeply unhappy about the affair and Balcon being named publicly as co-respondent in Day-Lewis' divorce, and cut her off. After her marriage, she could see her mother only secretly. [10] Cecil Day-Lewis and Jill Balcon shared a great love for poetry and performed together in many public readings.
Richard Lewis' cause of death has officially been revealed just hours after sources confirmed he had died.In a statement to ET, the actor and comedian's publicist confirmed that Lewis died Tuesday ...
Day-Lewis's father Cecil and maternal grandfather Sir Michael Balcon were both awarded English Heritage blue plaques to mark their respective contributions to literature and cinema in the UK. Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis was born on 29 April 1957 in Kensington , London, the second child of the poet Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972) and his second ...
Legendary comedian Jerry Lewis' death Sunday was caused by a heart condition, the Clark County Nevada Coroner determined. His cause of death is officially listed as ischemic cardiomyopathy, which ...