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James Dickey

Poet/Novelist

Died when: 73 years 352 days (887 months)
Star Sign: Aquarius

 

James Dickey

James Lafayette Dickey (February 2, 1923 – January 19, 1997) was an American poet and novelist.He was appointed the eighteenth United States Poet Laureate in 1966.

He also received the Order of the South award.Dickey is best known for his novel Deliverance (1970), which was adapted into the acclaimed 1972 film of the same name.


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