Dylan Thomas Biography

Dylan Thomas biography

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NAME: Dylan Thomas
OCCUPATION: Poet
BIRTH DATE: October 27, 1914
DEATH DATE: November 09, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH: Swansea, Wales
PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
Full Name: Dylan Marlais Thomas

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Writer Dylan Thomas is best known for the poem "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night," the play "Under Milk Wood," and for his heavy drinking.

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Profile

Welshman Dylan Thomas left school at 16 to become a reporter and writer. His most famous poem “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" was published in 1952. Thomas's prose includes Under Milk Wood (1954) and A Child's Christmas in Wales (1955). He was in high demand for his sonorous readings, but debt and heavy drinking took their toll, and he died while on tour in 1953.