C(ecil). 1904–72, British poet, critic, and (under the pen name Nicholas Blake) author of detective stories; poet laureate (1968–72)
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his son, Sir Daniel, born 1957, English actor; winner of three Academy Awards for best actor: My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007), and Lincoln (2012)
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C(ecil)1904-72; Brit. poet & (under pseud. Nicholas Blake) writer of detective stories, born in Ireland: poet laureate (1968-72)