caption death_date death_place birth_place imagesize nationality birth_date spouse genre image article_title name partner occupation
caitlin with her husband , dylan thomas . 31 july 1994 catania , sicily hammersmith , england , uk 250px british 8 december 1913 dylan death -rrb- thomas -lrb- m. 1937 -- 1953 , his biographical dylan thomas and caitlin thomas.jpeg caitlin thomas
 caitlin macnamara giuseppe -rrb- fazio -lrb- 1957 -- 1994 , her death author
caitlin thomas

caitlin thomas -lrb- 8 december 1913 -- 31 july 1994 -rrb- , née macnamara , was the wife of the poet and writer dylan thomas .
their marriage was a stormy affair , fuelled by alcohol and infidelity , though the couple remained together until dylan 's death in 1953 .
after her husband 's death she wrote the book `` leftover life to kill '' , an account of her self-exile to italy .
she paints a picture of a grieving widow seeking solace in distance , a younger lover , and alcohol .
