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Also Known As Edward J. Hughes
Born August 17, 1930 • London • England
Died October 28, 1998 (aged 68) • England
Title / Office poet laureate (1984-1998)
Awards And Honors Costa Book Awards (1998) • Costa Book Awards (1997)
Notable Works “Birthday Letters” • “Crow” • “The Hawk in the Rain”
Notable Family Members spouse Sylvia Plath

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Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath at Hughes's family's home in Yorkshire, England, 1956
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