C. S. Lewis, or Jack Lewis as he prefers to be called, was born in Belfast, Ireland (Northern Ireland). He grew up financially well off in a large manner which contained secret passages and many hiding spots to play with his siblings. This perhaps was where he created many of his ideas for his book series. In 1908 tragedy struck Lewis's life when his mother was taken from cancer and the young Lewis was sent off to boarding school in England. Lewis not only was a war hero from World War I, but also attended college at the prestigious Oxford University. Shortly after his education at Oxford, he was offered a position where he taught over 20 years and worked on his novels. While Jack Lewis was an attending professor at Oxford, he became very close friends to famous author J.R.R. Tolkien. Although Lewis was raised Christian, he strayed from his religion in the mid of his life and accredits Tolkien for bringing him back to the path Christianity. His first piece was wrote in the 1930's but he is most popularly known for his works, The Chronicles of Narnia which are attributed to coincide with the Christian beliefs. In 1956, Lewis married an American writer named Joy Gresham. Unfortunately, like his mother, his wife was taken from cancer only four years into their marriage. Lewis died three years after the passing of his wife, the same day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, not giving Lewis much media coverage.
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