Thomas Glynne Davies (12 January 1926 – April 1988), usually known as T. Glynne Davies, was a

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poet, novelist and television and radio broadcaster. Davies was born at 64 Denbigh Street, in Llanrwst, Denbighshire, Wales.

Literary achievements

Davies was crowned as a

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d in the 1951

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in Llanrwst for composing the winning poem ''Adfeilion'' ("Ruins"). His other literary output includes the elegy ''Hedydd yn yr Haul'' ("Skylark in the sun") (1969) and the epic novel ''Marged'' (1974).

Work and legacy

During the Second World War Davies worked at a colliery in Oakdale near

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, as a Bevin Boy. Davies worked as a news reporter for BBC Radio from 1957 and presented the popular Welsh language radio programme ''Bore Da'' ("Good morning") from 1970 to 1976. In 2011 Welsh television channel

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announced the ''T.Glynne Davies Scholarship'' for the year 2011–12.

Personal life

T Glynne Davies had four sons, including the composer and broadcaster

Gareth Glyn Gareth Glyn, born Gareth Glynne Davies (born 1951), is a Welsh composer and radio broadcaster. Life and education Born in Machynlleth, Wales, Glyn is the eldest son of the late Welsh poet T. Glynne Davies. He received his secondary education at ...

and Geraint Glynne Davies who is a member of the Welsh folk group

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. Geraint is also the founder of Geraint Davies Hearing. Aled Glynne was the Editor of BBC Radio Cymru before launching Goriad independent production compan

Owen Glynne Davies is a leading

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in the Welsh language and stars in the DVD series
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, who has also worked wit
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Living Daylights, as well as his own company Cwmni Cortyn. T Glynne Davies died in Cardiff in 1988.

Published works

*"Cân serch a storïau eraill", 1954 *"Haf creulon: nofel" (novel), 1960 *"Llwybrau pridd" (Cerddi cyntaf), 1961 *"Hedydd yn yr haul", 1969 *"Marged", 1974 *"Gwilym Cowlyd, 1828-1904", 1976 *"Cerddi", 1987"T. Glynne Davies" at ifind.swan.ac.uk
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External links

BBC website biography
(in Welsh)

– extensive family tribute site.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, T. Glynne 1926 births 1988 deaths Crowned bards Welsh radio presenters People from Denbighshire Bevin Boys 20th-century Welsh poets Welsh miners