Married Relationship facts
Affair from 1948
Jill remembers seeing Cecil for the first time when she was 12 when he visited her school, Roedean. Jill later commented he was the most beautiful man she had ever seen. They began an affair some 11 years later after meeting again on the BBC radio programme, Time for Verse.
Married 1951
Kensington Registry Office, London, UK
Jill's Father, Sir Michael Balcon, did not attend her wedding. She was given away by Charles Tennyson, Grandson of the great poet Alfred Tennyson.
Cecil ended his marriage to Mary and his long standing affair with Rosamond Lehmann to marry Jill.
Anglo-Irish Poet Laureate Father of Acclaimed Actor Daniel Day-Lewis
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Jill Balcon Siblings
British Actress Second Wife of Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis
His Other Children
born 1931, age 90 (approx.)
with Mary Day-Lewis
Half Brother of Acclaimed Actor Daniel Day-Lewis
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Cecil Day-Lewis Bio Details
Full name
Cecil Day-Lewis
Also known as
Cecil Day Lewis
Nicholas Blake
Gender
Male
Age
68
Date of birth
Birth place
Ballintubbert, Queen's County, Ireland
Date of death:
22 May 1972
Place of death
Hertfordshire, England, UK
Cause of death
Pancreatic Cancer
Occupations
Poet (1925 - 1972)
Oxford Professor of Poetry (1951)
Education
Sherborne School, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Oxford University: Wadham College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (1923 - 1927)
Cecil wrote mystery novels and short stories under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake
The poem entitled "The Newborn" was written in honour of the birth of Daniel Day0Lewis in 1957. Earlier in his career, Cecil's poem 'Walking Away' was written about his first born son, Sean.
Cecil's family name was originally Day, but his grandfather added the surname of the maternal Uncle who adopted him creating the surname Day-Lewis.
Cecil declared in his autobiography "As a writer I do not use the hyphen in my surname – a piece of inverted snobbery which has produced rather mixed results . . . .".
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Cecil Day-Lewis Family
View Cecil Day-Lewis's Family Tree and History, Ancestry and Genealogy
Cecil Day-Lewis's parents:
Cecil Day-Lewis's father was Frank Day-Lewis Cecil Day-Lewis's mother was Kathleen Day-Lewis
Cecil Day-Lewis's children:
Cecil Day-Lewis's son is Daniel Day-Lewis Cecil Day-Lewis's daughter is Tamasin Day-Lewis Cecil Day-Lewis's son is Nicholas Day-Lewis Cecil Day-Lewis's son is Sean Day-Lewis
Cecil Day-Lewis's former partners:
Cecil Day-Lewis had an affair with Elizabeth Jane Howard CBE Cecil Day-Lewis had an affair with Rosamond Lehmann CBE Cecil Day-Lewis allegedly had an affair with Attia Hosain Cecil Day-Lewis's former wife was Mary Day-Lewis
Cecil Day-Lewis's grandchildren:
Cecil Day-Lewis's granddaughter is Miranda Shearer Cecil Day-Lewis's grandson is Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis Cecil Day-Lewis's grandson is Ronan Day-Lewis Cecil Day-Lewis's grandson is Cashel Day-Lewis
Cecil Day-Lewis's in laws:
Cecil Day-Lewis's daughter in law is Rebecca Miller Cecil Day-Lewis's father in law was Michael Balcon Cecil Day-Lewis's mother in law was Lady Aileen Balcon MBE Cecil Day-Lewis's grandfather in law was Louis Balcon Cecil Day-Lewis's grandmother in law was Laura Balcon Cecil Day-Lewis's brother in law was Jonathan Balcon
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Jill Balcon Bio Details
Full name
Jill Angela Henriette Balcon
Also known as
Jill Day-Lewis
Gender
Female
Age
84
Date of birth
Birth place
Westminster, London, England, UK
Date of death:
18 Jul 2009
Place of death
Petersfield Community Hospital, Hampshire, England, UK
Cause of death
Brain Tumour
Occupations
Actress (1945 (ca.))
Education
Roedean School, Brighton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom (Finished 1941)
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England, United Kingdom
As the daughter of film making mogul Sir Michael Balcon, the wife of Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis and mother of acclaimed actor Daniel Day-Lewis, Jill once said "It's very chastening to be a footnote in so many people's lives."
Jill's parents disowned her when she was named publicly as the co-respondent in Cecil's divorced from his wife. Jill maintained a relationship with her mother by secretly meeting her in Hyde Park.
Jill was a stage, film, TV and radio actress best known for her distinctive and beautiful voice.
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Jill Balcon Family
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Jill Balcon's parents:
Jill Balcon's father was Michael Balcon Jill Balcon's mother was Lady Aileen Balcon MBE
Jill Balcon's children:
Jill Balcon's son is Daniel Day-Lewis Jill Balcon's daughter is Tamasin Day-Lewis Jill Balcon's step-son is Nicholas Day-Lewis Jill Balcon's step-son is Sean Day-Lewis
Jill Balcon's grandparents:
Jill Balcon's grandfather was Louis Balcon Jill Balcon's grandmother was Laura Balcon
Jill Balcon's grandchildren:
Jill Balcon's granddaughter is Miranda Shearer Jill Balcon's grandson is Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis Jill Balcon's grandson is Ronan Day-Lewis Jill Balcon's grandson is Cashel Day-Lewis
Jill Balcon's in laws:
Jill Balcon's daughter in law is Rebecca Miller Jill Balcon's father in law was Frank Day-Lewis Jill Balcon's mother in law was Kathleen Day-Lewis
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