Dylan Thomas (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Dylan Marlais Thomas, born in Swansea, Wales, in 1914, is widely considered to be the greatest British poet of his generation. In addition to poetry, he wrote a famous radio play (Under Milk Wood), an autobiography, and highly imaginative short stories as well as screenplays and essays. He gained celebrity in Great Britain for British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) radio broadcasts of his and other poets’ works and received international acclaim for his public readings in the United States, where he died on November 9, 1953, of alcohol abuse and related causes.
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