T.S Eliot

By dhardee
  • Born

    Born
    Thomas Was Born!
  • Smith Academy School

    Thomas when to Smith Academy in St. Louis
  • Harvard

    Harvard
    Was admitted there.
  • Period: to

    Back at Harvard reading Indian philosophy and studying Sanskrit

  • Paris College

    liot when to Paris on a Merton College, Oxford
  • Poetry was put in to Chicagos Magizines

  • His first book of Poetry

    His first of poetry was made ..
  • Tried to join the Navy

    Eliot tried to join the U.S Navy. But he couldnt get in because of health issues he had.
  • Dad died:(

    Dad died:(
    His dad died the same year he tried to join the Navy
  • british subject

    1927
    British Subject
    Eliot becomes a British subject and a member of the Anglican Church at age 39. He first moved to the United Kingdom, though, in 1914 at the age of 25.
  • Ash Wednesday

    Ash Wednesday
    "Ash Wednesday," a poem about Eliot's religious awakening, is published.
  • divorced Vivienne

    1933
    Separation from Vivienne
    Eliot returns to England and officially separates from Vivienne.
  • Murder in the Cathedral

    Murder in the Cathedral
    Murder in the Cathedral
    Eliots play Murder in the Cathedral
  • East Coker

    East Coker
    Night Watchman
    The poem "East Coker" is published
  • the Dry Salvages

    the Dry Salvages
    "The Dry Salvages," a poem written during the London air-raid drills, is published.
  • little Gidding

    little Gidding
    "Little Gidding," the fourth poem of the Four Quartets, is published.
  • Moves in with a friend

    Moves in with John Davy Hayward
    Eliot moves into an apartment with a friend, editor and critic John Davy Hayward.
  • Nobel piece prize

    Nobel piece prize
    The publication of Four Quartets led to his recognition as the greatest living English poet and man of letters.
  • Tony award, Best play

  • Married

    Jan 10, 1957
    Marries Valerie Fletcher
    Eliot marries his secretary, Esmé Valerie Fletcher (who then went by "Valerie Eliot"), a woman 37 years his junior.
  • Died

    Died
    Died;(