T. Llew Jones was a Welsh children's author born on October 11, 1915. He wrote under the pen name T. Llew Jones and was best known for his Welsh-language works such as Tan ar y Comin and Lleuad yn Olau. His works have been highly acclaimed and remain popular to this day.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $13 Million (2024)
About
Born Thomas Llewelyn Jones and better known by his pen name T. Llew Jones, this prolific children's author penned such acclaimed, Welsh-language works as Tan ar y Comin and Lleuad yn Olau.
Before Fame
After graduating from Wales' Llandysul Grammar School and before becoming a professional Writer, he had a nearly four-decade career as a schoolteacher.
Trivia
He received a 2007 Welsh Publishsing Award for a bestselling poetry volume titled Geiriau a Gerais.
Family Life
One of his sons, Emyr Llewelyn Jones, was a prominent political Activist of the 1960s and 1970s. His other son, Iolo Ceredig Jones, became an internationally-known professional chess player.
Associated With
In the mid-1980s, he translated Jules Verne's famous work, Round The World in 80 Days, into Welsh.