Day-Lewis

American  

[dey-loo-is] / ˈdeɪˈlu ɪs /

noun

1. Cecil (oftenC. Day-Lewis ), 1904–72, British poet, essayist, and novelist: poet laureate 1968–72. Pen name: Nicholas Blake.

2. Daniel, born 1957, English actor (son of Cecil Day-Lewis).

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Day-Lewis British  

/ ˈdeɪˈluːɪs /

noun

1. 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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Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis starred as Brown and Fricker played his supportive mother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

My Left Foot told the true story of an Irish man named Christy Brown, played by Day-Lewis, who was born with cerebral palsy and could control only his left foot.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Fricker earned the Academy Award for supporting actress, becoming the first Irish female actor to win an Oscar, and Day-Lewis took home the prize for lead actor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

“Equipped with a prosthesis simulating a glass eye over his pupil,” we are told, Mr. Day-Lewis “practiced hitting it with the tip of his knife without batting an eyelid.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

He joins Daniel Day-Lewis, Jack Nicholson and Walter Brennan as the only male actors with three Oscars -- a feat also achieved by Meryl Streep, Ingrid Bergman, Frances McDormand and Katharine Hepburn, who won four.

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026