Louis MacNeice
(1907-1963)

Died aged c. 56

Frederick Louis MacNeice CBE (12 September 1907 – 3 September 1963) was an Irish poet and playwright, and a member of the Auden Group, which also included W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender and Cecil Day-Lewis. MacNeice's body of work was widely appreciated by the public during his lifetime, due in part to his relaxed but socially and emotionally aware style. Never as overtly or simplistically political as some of his contemporaries, he expressed a humane opposition to totalitarianism as well as an acute awareness of his roots.

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Louis MacNeice 1907-1963 poet lived here 1947-1952

52 Canonbury Park South, Islington, Islington, N1, London, United Kingdom where they lived (1947-1952)

Louis MacNeice 1907-1963 poet was born here

2 Brookhill Avenue, Belfast, United Kingdom where they was born (1907)

Louis MacNeice poet, author and playwright taught Classics 1930–1936

Arts Building, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom where they was

Louis Macneice Poet 1907-1963 lived here as a child

Macneice Fold, North Road, Carrickfergus, United Kingdom where they lived