Daniel Day-Lewis the second child of poet Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972) and his second wife, actress Jill Balcon (1925–2009). His older sister, Tamasin Day-Lewis (born 1953), is a television chef and food critic. His father, who was born in the Irish town of Ballintubbert, County Laois, was of Protestant Anglo-Irish descent, lived in England from the age of two, and was appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom. Daniel's mother was Jewish; her ancestors were immigrants to England in the late 19th century, from Latvia and Poland. Day-Lewis' maternal grandfather, Sir Michael Balcon, became the head of Ealing Studios, helping develop the new
John Cecil-Wright supporter of the Birmingham Dog Show Society, and was instrumental in having it raised to championship status. In 1957 Cecil Wright altered his surname to Cecil-Wright by deed poll, He returned to local politics as a member of Warwickshire County Council from 1958–1961. although he had always used the unhphenated version as a surname. Cecil-Wright died in Milford-on-Sea in 1982 aged 95. John Cecil-Wright Air Commodore John Allan Cecil Cecil-Wright AFC (28 August 1886 – 14 July 1982), born John Allan Cecil Wright, was a British Royal Air Force officer and Conservative Party politician. Born in Knowle, Warwickshire, he was