James Dickey

Novelist, Author

1923 – 1997

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Who was James Dickey?

James Lafayette Dickey was an American poet and novelist. He was appointed the eighteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1966. He also received the Order of the South award.

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Born
Feb 2, 1923
Atlanta
Also known as
  • James Lafayette Dickey
Parents
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University
    English Studies
    (1946 - 1950)
  • North Atlanta High School
  • Clemson University
Employment
  • University of Florida
  • University of South Carolina
Lived in
  • Columbia
    (1968/08/26 - 1997/01/19)
  • Atlanta
  • South Carolina
Died
Jan 19, 1997
Columbia

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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