C.S. Lewis

(1898-1963)

British writer, lay theologian and scholar

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Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer, literary scholar and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford (1925–1954), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (1954–1963). He is best known as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, but he is also noted for his other works of fiction, such as The Screwtape Letters and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, including Mere Christianity, Miracles and The Problem of Pain.

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Born	Clive Staples Lewis 29 November 1898 Belfast, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland], UK
Died	22 November 1963 (aged 64) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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Joy Gresham 1915-1960 · American poet · m. 1956 info edit

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Douglas Gresham · Stepson · 1945- · American-British actor, biographer and film producer edit info

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Charles Williams (British writer) · Friend · 1886-1945 · British writer, theologian, and literary critic edit info

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J.R.R. Tolkien · Friend · 1892-1973 · British writer and philologist edit info

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