Dylan Thomas
Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Under Milk Wood''. He also wrote stories and radio broadcasts such as ''A Child's Christmas in Wales'' and ''Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog''. He became widely popular in his lifetime; and remained so after his death at the age of 39 in New York City. By then, he had acquired a reputation, which he had encouraged, as a "roistering, drunken and doomed poet". Dylan Marlais Thomas was the son of David John Thomas, a school master, and Florence Hannah Williams who married in 1903 and were living in Sketty Avenue, Sketty, Swansea when the 1911 Census was taken. Their daughter Nancy, born 1906, was not at home with them on Census Day.Dylan Thomas was born in Uplands, Swansea, in 1914, leaving school in 1932 to become a reporter for the ''South Wales Daily Post''. Many of his works appeared in print while he was still a teenager. In 1934, the publication of "Light breaks where no sun shines" caught the attention of the literary world. While living in London, Thomas met Caitlin Macnamara; they married in 1937 and had three children: Llewelyn, Aeronwy, and Colm.
He came to be appreciated as a popular poet during his lifetime, though he found earning a living as a writer difficult. He began augmenting his income with reading tours and radio broadcasts. His radio recordings for the BBC during the late 1940s brought him to the public's attention, and he was frequently featured by the BBC as an accessible voice of the literary scene. Thomas first travelled to the United States in the 1950s; his readings there brought him a degree of fame, while his erratic behaviour and drinking worsened. During his fourth trip to New York in 1953, Thomas became gravely ill and fell into a coma. He died on 9 November, and his body was returned to Wales. On 25 November, he was interred at St. Martin's churchyard in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire.
Although Thomas wrote exclusively in the English language, he has been acknowledged as one of the most important Welsh poets of the 20th century. He is noted for his original, rhythmic, and ingenious use of words and imagery. His position as one of the great modern poets has been much discussed, and he remains popular with the public. Provided by Wikipedia
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Selections from the writings of Dylan Thomas : read by the poet. by Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
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Under milk wood : a play for voices / by Dylan Thomas. by Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
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Dylan Thomas reading. by Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
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A child's Christmas in Wales / illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg. by Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
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An evening with Dylan Thomas, reading his own and other poems. by Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
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Under milk wood / Dylan Thomas. by Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
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The filmscripts / Dylan Thomas ; edited by John Ackerman. by Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
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Dylan Thomas, the complete screenplays / edited by John Ackerman. by Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
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Selected letters / Edited and with commentary by Constantine Fitzgibbon. by Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
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Under milk wood : a play for voices / Dylan Thomas. by Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
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Adventures in the skin trade : and other stories. by Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
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The poems of Dylan Thomas / Edited with an introd. and notes by Daniel Jones. by Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
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Portrait of the artist as a young dog / by Dylan Thomas. by Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
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The collected stories / Dylan Thomas. by Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
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Poetry and film / [by] Dylan Thomas [and others.].
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Dylan Thomas's choice / an anthology of verse spoken by Dylan Thomas, edited by Ralph Maud and Aneirin Talfan Davies. by Maud, Ralph
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Dylan Thomas reading from Shakespeare's King Lear and Webster's The Duchess of Malfi.
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A child's Christmas in Wales / by Dylan Thomas.
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Under milk wood / a Hugh French, Jules Buck presentation of an Andrew Sinclair film ; a Timon Films production ; screenplay by Andrew Sinclair ; directed by Andrew Sinclair.
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Pleasure dome : an audible anthology of modern poetry / read by its creators and edited by Lloyd Frankenberg.
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