C.S. Lewis’ Death – Cause and Date

The children’s author C.S. Lewis died at the age of 64. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Irish-born author who became known for his Chronicles of Narnia books, which center upon a group of English children who venture into a fantasy world by way of a magical wardrobe. Many of his works, including his Narnia series, contain Christian symbolism and themes.

He and his older brother Warren were born in Belfast to Albert and Florence Lewis. He married American author Joy Davidman Gresham in 1956 and after her death in 1960, he went on to raise her two sons, Douglas and David.

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“The books of C.S. Lewis had a very profound, indirect effect on me.” (J. I. Packer)

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“The other writer who had a very important early influence on me when I was about 17 was C.S. Lewis.” (Tanith Lee)

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“One way to appreciate C.S. Lewis is to see how his Christian humility shaped his life and work.” (John Piper)

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“I have always loved fantasy; I think probably stepping through the wardrobe with Lucy in C.S. Lewis’s ‘Narnia Chronicles’ was my first exposure when I was really little.” (Jacqueline Carey)

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“I don’t know if any single book made me want to write. C.S. Lewis was the first writer to make me aware that somebody was writing the book I was reading – these wonderful parenthetical asides to the reader.” (Neil Gaiman)