Cecil Day-Lewis Cecil Day-Lewis Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis) (27 April 1904 – 22 May 1972), often writing as C. Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake. He is the father of Sir Daniel Day-Lewis, a noted actor, and Tamasin Day-Lewis, a documentary filmmaker and television chef. Day-Lewis was born in 1904 in Ballintubbert, Athy/Stradbally border, Queen's County (now known as County Laois), Ireland. He was the son of Frank Day-Lewis (died 29 July 1937), Church of Ireland
Eric Lewis (actor) until 1934, including 25 years as the company's principal comedian. Lewis was soon performing in the West End of London at the Royalty Theatre in April 1887 in "Ivy", and in May in a comedy entitled "A Tragedy". In June 1887, Lewis performed in a comedietta by Andrew Longmuir called "Cleverly Managed". In July 1888, he starred in another comedietta, entitled "Caught Out", by Florence Bright at St George's Hall In September of that year, he helped open the relocated New Court Theatre with a play by Sydney Grundy called "Mamma", starring Mrs. John Wood and also featuring Arthur Cecil.