Caitlin MacNamara (December 8, 1913 - July 31, 1994) was the wife of Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas. December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

She was born in Hammersmith, London, to Francis and Yvonne MacNamara. At 16, she moved to London and entered a dancing school. She eventually settled in Ireland, in County Clare, then Paris. The Lyric theatre is just one of the arts and entertainment venues that have made Hammersmith a worthy rival to the West End. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... County Clare (Contae an Chláir in Irish) is in the Irish province of Munster. ...

Caitlin met Dylan Thomas in a bar in London in 1936, and the pair were married on 11 July 1937 in Penzance, Cornwall. Caitlin had three children with Dylan Thomas and one with Giuseppe Fazio whom she met in 1957 after moving to Italy (Dylan Thomas having died in 1953, aged 39). Dylan Marlais Thomas, (October 27, 1914 – November 9, 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Penzance Harbour and surrounding area as seen from the air Penzances old docks with Abbey Slip and St Marys Church behind Penzance (Cornish: Pensans) is a civil parish and port town in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK. Granted various Royal Charters from 1512 onwards and incorporated... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... Dylan Marlais Thomas, (October 27, 1914 – November 9, 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer. ...

In Caitlin, her autobiographical account of her marriage with Thomas, she claims to have lost her virginity due to being raped by the painter Augustus John, who thereafter made her into one of his mistresses. She also states that her initial attraction to Dylan Thomas was as a means of getting away from Augustus John; moreover she claimed that Thomas was not physically attractive to her, particularly as he became obese and his drinking habit worsened; and finally, she says that by the time of his death their marriage was in deep trouble. Artist John, on a 1928 Time cover Augustus Edwin John OM (January 4, 1878–October 13, 1961) was a Welsh painter. ...

She blamed Thomas' sudden death on medical malpractice. Some support for this theory is to be found in the article "Dylan Thomas: Death of a Poet"[1] on the BBC website. Medical malpractice is an act or omission by a health care provider which deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and which causes injury to the patient. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ...

By her own account, after the death of Dylan Thomas she experienced severe emotional and psychological distress, even being institutionalized at one point. She began to attend Alcoholics Anonymous in 1973, aged 60, and died aged 81. Logo for A.A. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international community of people who identify as alcoholics who meet in groups. ...

As of November 2006, two films[2] about Caitlin were in production, one, starring Lindsay Lohan, had the working title "The Best Time of our Lives"; the other, title unknown, was being produced by Pierce Brosnan, who also has a small part in it as Dylan Thomas' literary agent. Lindsay Dee Lohan[1] (born July 2, 1986), known professionally as Lindsay Morgan Lohan, is an American actress and pop music singer. ... Pierce Brendan Brosnan (Honorary) OBE (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish actor and producer, who currently has United States citizenship. ...

A third film about Caitlin was "The Map of Love", with Emily Watson as Caitlin, but production was abandoned in 2004. One of its backers was Mick Jagger Emily Watson Emily Anita Watson (born January 14, 1967) is an English actress best known for her acclaimed debut performance in Lars von Triers Breaking the Waves. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ...

Caitlin was also the author of "Leftover Life to Kill".

Reference

• Double Drink Story - My Life with Dylan Thomas by Caitlin Thomas (ISBN 1-86049-560-5).

External links

• [3]BBC obituary of Caitlin MacNamara Thomas.