What is Richard Llewellyn?
'''Richard Dafydd Vivian Llewellyn Lloyd'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Llewellyn|work=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|title=Richard Llewellyn|access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref> or '''Richard Herbert Vivian Lloyd'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange/welshness-and-britishness-the-case-of-richard-llewellyn/|title=Welshness and Britishness: The Case of Richard Llewellyn|date=15 April 2019|author=Ugolini, Wendy|publisher=The Social History Society|access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref> (8 December 1906 – 30 November 1983) was a [[British people|British]] writer. He is best known for his 1939 novel ''[[How Green Was My Valley]]''. It was later made into a [[How Green Was My Valley (movie)|movie]] that was [[wikt:nominate|nominated]] for ten [[Academy Awards]], winning four. The movie also famously beat ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' to the [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]. It also won [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] and [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]. Llewellyn was born in [[Hendon]] or [[Willesden]], England. His claim of being born in [[St Davids]], west [[Wales]], was proven false after his death. However, his parents were [[Welsh people|Welsh]]. He died in [[Dublin]] on 30 November 1983 at the age of 76. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Llewellyn, Richard}} [[Category:1906 births]] [[Category:1983 deaths]] [[Category:British novelists]] {{bio-stub}}