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Ted Hughes
| Full Name: |
Edward
James
Hughes |
| Born: |
August 17, 1930
Mytholmroyd, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died: |
October 28, 1998
London, England |
| Occupation: |
Poet, Playwright, Writer |
| Nationality: |
English |
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Biography
Edward James Hughes OM (17 August 1930 - 28 October 1998) was an English poet and children's writer, known as Ted Hughes. Critics routinely rank him as one of the best poets of his generation. Hughes was British Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death.
Ted Hughes was married from 1956 to 1963 to the American poet Sylvia Plath, who committed suicide in 1963 at the age of 30. In his last poetic work, Birthday Letters (1998), he explored their complex relationship.
In 2003 he was portrayed by British actor Daniel Craig in Sylvia, a biographical film of Sylvia Plath.
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