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Constantine FitzGibbon, The Life of Dylan Thomas (1965, reissued 1975), is the official biography of the poet, commissioned by his trustees and approved by his widow. Other biographical studies are John Malcolm Brinnin, Dylan Thomas in America (1955, reprinted 1989), by Thomasā friend and American agent; and Paul Ferris, Dylan Thomas (1977, reprinted 1989). Detailed explications of Thomasā poems are found in William York Tindall, A Readerās Guide to Dylan Thomas (1962, reissued 1984). Collections of critical essays include C.B. Cox (ed.), Dylan Thomas (1966, reissued 1987); R.B. Kershner, Jr., Dylan Thomas (1976); and Georg Gaston (ed.), Critical Essays on Dylan Thomas (1989). J. Alexander Rolph, Dylan Thomas: A Bibliography (1956, reprinted 1974), is supplemented by Ralph Maud and Albert Glover, Dylan Thomas in Print: A Bibliographical History (1970); and Georg Gaston, Dylan Thomas: A Reference Guide (1987).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Dictionary of Welsh Biography - Biography of Dylan Marlais Thomas. | Oct 15, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - The Importance of Images of Flight in Dylan ThomasĀ Prose and Poetry (PDF). | Feb 20, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 05, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - The Importance of Images of Flight in Dylan ThomasĀ Prose and Poetry (PDF). | Aug 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Science Show - The archaeology of Dylan Thomas. | Jun 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Dylan Thomasļæ½ Poetry ļæ½ A Critical Study (1914 ļæ½ 1953). | Aug 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: All Poetry - Dylan Thomas. | Jun 25, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famouspoetsandpoems.com - Dylan Thomas. | Jan 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Poets.org - Biography of Dylan Thomas. | May 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Dictionary of Welsh Biography - Biography of Dylan Marlais Thomas. | Apr 20, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Historic UK - The Life of Dylan Thomas. | Feb 05, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: My Hero - Biography of Dylan Thomas. | Feb 06, 2019 | ||
| Changed probable cause of death from alcohol poisoning to pneumonia. | Apr 30, 2014 | ||
| Noted establishment of the Dylan Thomas Centre. | Apr 30, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of Dylan Thomas. | Feb 12, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Poets.org - Biography of Dylan Thomas. | Feb 12, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Dylan Thomas. | Feb 12, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Dylan Thomas. | Dec 29, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Dylan Thomas. | Dec 29, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Dylan Thomas. | Nov 30, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Dylan Thomas. | Nov 30, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: Pegasos - Biography of Dylan Thomas. | Jun 09, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Aug 23, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |