Joy Gresham

Joy Davidman (born Helen Joy Davidman on April 18, 1915, died July 13, 1960) was a Jewish writer, a radical communist and an atheist until her conversion to Christianity in the late 1940s. Her first husband was the writer William Lindsay Gresham. They had two children together: David Gresham and Douglas Gresham. Her second marriage was to the writer and Oxford don, C.S. Lewis. Image File history File links Joy_Gresham. ... Image File history File links Joy_Gresham. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recounted in the Gospels. ... William Lindsay Gresham. ... David Gresham (b. ... Douglas Gresham (born November, 1945) is a British biographer and film producer. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Clive Staples Lewis (November 29, 1898 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an author and scholar. ...

She moved from her native New York to England in 1953, where she met and married Lewis, having been inspired by his books on Christianity. Davidman was brought to examine and subsequently convert to the Christian faith, largely through Lewis' writings. When she moved to the UK, he married her so that she would not have to return to America. In time, and especially after she fell ill with cancer, he realized how much he loved her and proposed to marry her properly, "before God". Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recounted in the Gospels. ... When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ...

She recovered briefly, but eventually succumbed to cancer at the age of 45 on July 13, 1960. July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Shadowlands, a romanticized version of her life with Lewis starring Anthony Hopkins as Jack (C. S. Lewis) and Debra Winger as Joy, was released for HBO in 1993 and is now available on DVD. It was preceded by a BBC production and a stage play; all were or more less loosely based on Douglas Gresham's book Lenten Lands. Shadowlands is a play, TV drama and film written by William Nicholson. ... Sir Anthony Hopkins Sir Anthony Hopkins (IPA: ) KBE (born December 31, 1937) is an Oscar-winning Welsh-born actor. ... Debra Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an American actress. ...

Headstone Epitaph

Here the whole world

(stars, water, air,

And field, and forest, as they were

Reflected in a single mind)

Like cast off clothes was left behind

In ashes, yet with hopes that she,

Re-born from holy poverty,

In lenten lands, hereafter may

Resume them on her Easter Day.

See also

Douglas Gresham
C. S. Lewis Douglas Gresham (born November, 1945) is a British biographer and film producer. ... C.S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898–22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, and by his friends as Jack, was an Irish author and scholar of mixed Irish, English, and Welsh ancestry. ...

External links

• In Lenten Lands
• The Kilns: C.S. Lewis' Oxford Refuge
• C.S. Lewis: 20th-Century Christian Knight