Short answers, pulled from the story.
Dylan Marlais Thomas entered the world on the 27th of October 1914 inside a red-brick semi-detached house at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive in Swansea. His parents were David John Thomas and Florence Hannah, who lived there during his early years.
A dilapidated fifteen-acre farm named Fernhill rented by his aunt Ann Jones became central to his memories. Thomas spent time riding Prince the cart horse chasing pheasants and fishing for trout at neighboring Pentrewyman farm while ninety-five percent of residents in the two parishes around Fernhill spoke Welsh according to the 1921 census.
Thomas left school in 1931 when he was sixteen years old to become a reporter for the South Wales Daily Post. During these early teenage years he added over two hundred poems to notebooks compiled between 1930 and 1935, with half of the ninety poems he eventually published written during this specific period of youth.
They married at register office in Penzance Cornwall on the 11th of July 1937 spending first months together at Macnamara family home in Blashford Hampshire. By May 1938 couple moved Wales renting cottage Gosport Street Laugharne Carmarthenshire before entering Sea View larger property months later.
During World War II Thomas produced film scripts for Strand Film Company providing financial mainstay throughout war years. He created six films in 1942 including This is Colour on aniline dye processing New Towns for Old Balloon Site 568 recruitment film CEMA arts organization Young Farmers Battle for Freedom.
Arrived New York the 20th of October 1953 undertake performances Under Milk Wood organized John Brinnin American agent Director Poetry Centre remained Boston write handed responsibility assistant Liz Reitell met Thomas Idlewild Airport shocked appearance looked pale delicate shaky usual robust self very ill got here. Taken Reitell check Chelsea Hotel took first rehearsal Under Milk Wood went White Horse Tavern Greenwich Village returning Chelsea Hotel next day Reitell invited apartment declined sightseeing felt unwell retired bed rest afternoon gave half grain phenobarbitone sleep spent night hotel him two days later third rehearsal said too ill take part struggled shivering burning fever collapsed stage following day the 24th of October Reitell took see doctor Milton Feltenstein administered cortisone injections made through first performance evening collapsed immediately afterwards.