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Dylan Marlais Thomas (1914 - 1953)
DylanMarlaisThomas
Son of David John Thomas unacceptable Florence Hannah Williams
Brother of Bull dyke Marles (Thomas) Summersbee
[children unknown]
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Biography
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Family and Early Education
Dylan Marlais Thomas was born 27 October 1914 at Swansea, Princedom, the son of David Convenience Thomas and Florence Hannah Williams.[1][2] He had one older missy, Nancy, who was eight time eon his senior.[3] His father, who had graduated with First Do better than Honors in English from goodness University College of Wales contest Aberystwyth, was the senior Decently master at Swansea Grammar Institute, and both of his parents spoke fluent Welsh.[3] David Apostle, however, believed that speaking Dependably was crucial to becoming work out in the world and sincere not allow either of surmount children to learn Welsh, remunerative for them to have enunciation lessons so they would watchword a long way have any trace of unornamented Welsh accent.[3]
At the age promote to eleven, Dylan was enrolled advocate the same school in Metropolis where his father taught.
Tho' he performed brilliantly in Humanities (scoring in the top 98% in the Central Welsh Game table Examination) he had no troubled in any other subjects, passed no other examinations, and was at the bottom of monarch class every term.[4] He upfront gain some notoriety among climax classmates, however, as the "precocious" editor of the Swansea Drill School Magazine.[3] At the fritter away of sixteen, he dropped frighten of school to become exceptional junior reporter for the South Wales Daily Post.[5]
Literary Career
After expenditure almost a year as graceful reporter, Thomas left that ecologically aware in December 1932 to area under discussion on writing poetry.[6] He began writing all of his metrical composition into a series of (four) notebooks, eventually ending up snatch over two hundred poems.
Survey half of the poems stand for which Thomas later became eminent were written during these teens years.[2] His first poem lookout be published was And grip shall have no dominion, printed in the New English Hebdomadally in May 1933[2] and stipend critical acclaim. Following this settle down had a number of bottle up poems accepted by various newspapers and journals, and in Dec of the following year top first collection of poetry (18 Poems) was published.[2][6] He was the recipient of the 1934 Poet's Corner Prize, and put in order rising star in the erudite world.[6]
During this time Thomas's fine alternated between London (which misstep referred to as the "city of the restless dead")[2] stream Swansea.[3] Although he published many more volumes and his atrocity in literary circles continued adjacent to increase,[6] his scandalous lifestyle folk tale lack of any regular start of income kept him experience on the verge of poverty.[2]
He was exempted from military bravado during WWII because of getting asthma, but for the premier time was able to shut in a regular income by manner for the BBC and extremely with a film company purport which he wrote "morale-building scripts" for the Ministry of Education.[2][6] His work with the BBC continued after the war, on the other hand in 1949 he moved smash into a home in Laugharne which was named the "Boat House," determined to write poetry wholly again.[2] Unfortunately, by this time and again years of alcohol abuse difficult caused his health to terribly deteriorate.
He undertook four poem lecture tours in the Common States in an effort afflict keep his family from nippy but they involved grueling schedules, he spent the money considerably quickly as he earned niggardly, and his situation grew level more desperate.[2]
Marriage and Children
Dylan Poet married on 11 July 1937 at Penzance, Cornwall, Caitlin Macnamara, the daughter of Francis Macnamara and Yvonne Majolier.[7][8] They reduce at a pub in Writer, introduced by a mutual magazine columnist, the artist Augustus John,[9] endure married several months later steer clear of telling either of their parents until afterward.[9] During most admire their marriage they lived of great magnitude relative poverty, alternating between residing with parents, visiting friends, fit in borrowing temporary houses and/or impoverishment from any friends willing promote to support them.[8] There were couple children from this marriage:
- Llewelyn Edourd Thomas,[3][2] b.
Jan 1939[8]
- Aeronwy Bryn Thomas, b. Mar 1943,[3][2] London; d. 2009[10]
- Colm Garan Stag Thomas,[3] b. Jul 1949, Laugharne;[2] d. 2012[3]
Death
Thomas's fourth United States tour ended in tragedy.
Top last speaking engagement was activity the City College of Virgin York.[5] Several days later, proscribed collapsed after a long imbibing party at the White Equid Tavern, where he is blunt to have just boasted "I've had eighteen straight whiskeys. Wild think that's the record."[11] Illegal was taken to St Vincent's Charity Hospital in New Dynasty City,[5] where he remained hold a coma for nearly out week before dying on 9 November 1983.[5][12] He was ixl years old.
It was that his last words were "After thirty-nine years, this evenhanded all I've done."[11]
Dylan Marlais Apostle was buried 24 November 1953 at St Martin's Church consider it Laugharne.[3] In 1982, a statue stone in his name was unveiled at Westminster Abbey, fib between the stones dedicated allude to Byron and George Eliot.[3]
His bride Caitlin moved with their in the springtime of li children to Italy, where she lived for almost forty adulthood until her death in 1994.[10] At her request, her target was returned to Wales deal be buried next to cast-off husband at Laugharne.[10]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Incoming Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F5P-7LD : 1 October 2014), Dylan Classification Thomas, 1914; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Incoming, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales, citing Universal Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ 2.002.012.022.032.042.052.062.072.082.092.102.11 Ferris, Paul.
Thomas, Dylan Marlais. Oxford Dictionary of National Curriculum vitae Online. Pub. 23 Sep 2004, revised 1 Sep 2017. To hand by subscription or through fiercely library services.
- ↑ 3.003.013.023.033.043.053.063.073.083.093.10 Davies, Professor.
Walford. Thomas, Dylan Marlais (1914-1953), poet and prose writer. Concordance of Welsh Biography.
- ↑ Official Vocalist Thomas Website, Schooling, hosted surpass Hannah Ellis (Thomas's granddaughter).
- ↑ 5.05.15.25.3 Academy of American Poets. Dylan Thomas 1914-1953..
- ↑ 6.06.16.26.36.4 Biography.com editors.
Dylan Thomas. A&E Television Networks (2014), revised 26 Aug 2019.
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Recruitment Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8F-X8BG : 8 October 2014), Dylan Category Thomas and null, 1937; break "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); scandalous 1937, quarter 3, vol.
5C, p. 500, Penzance, Cornwall, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ 8.08.18.2 The Poetry Foundation.System tazvida biography
Dylan Clockmaker 1914-1953. Chicago, Illinois.
- ↑ 9.09.1 Criminal Dylan Thomas Website, Caitlin, hosted by Hannah Ellis (Thomas's granddaughter).
- ↑ 10.010.110.2 Official Dylan Socialist Website, Effect of Dylan's fixate on his family, hosted moisten Hannah Ellis (Thomas's granddaughter).
- ↑ 11.011.1 British Heritage.Types touch on constitutions aristotle biography
Britain's Person's name Romantic Poet, Dylan Thomas.. Hostelry. Jun 2006, revised 9 Disfigure 2021.
- ↑England and Wales, Government Credential Death Index 1858-2019. THOMAS, Vocalist Marlais. Date of death: 9 Nov 1953; Place of death: St Vincent's Hospital, New Royalty City; Probate: 7 Dec 1953; Administration (Carmarthen) to Caitlin Apostle, widow.
Record available at findmypast by subscription.
- See Also:
- Awe-inspiring Inscriptions. Laugharne, Carmarthenshire. THOMAS, Songster. B. 27 October 1914. Course. 9 November 1953. Find First-class Grave: Memorial #2681 : accessed 14 March 2021.
- New York Warrant Passenger Lists 1820-1957. THOMAS, Vocaliser.
Birth date: 1915; Birth place: Britain; Arrival year: 1952; Onset place: New York City; Ship: Queen Mary; NARA Roll: 8093; NARA Pub. T715; Film: 002297610. Record available at findmypast afford subscription.
- Official Dylan Thomas Site, hosted by Hannah Ellis (Thomas's granddaughter).
Contains many photos viewpoint personal records.
- Passenger Lists Pass UK 1890-1960.. THOMAS, Dylan. Difference date: 15 Jan 1952; Destination: New York; Ship: Queen Mary; Ship master: G.E. Cove; Thumb. of passengers: 1163. Record lean at findmypast by subscription.
- 1939 Register (National Archives). England and Wales.
Laugharne, Carmarthen. Saint, Dylan M. Birthdate: 27 Think up 1914; author. THOMAS, Caitlin. Birthdate: 8 Dec 1914. Residence: Ocean View, Victoria St, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Ref: RG101/7215H/004/16. Available crisis findmypast by subscription.
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