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James Dickey

James Lafayette Dickey 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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American writer (1923–1997)

Born 2 February 1923
Died 19 January 1997

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American writer (1923–1997)

Born 2 February 1923
Died 19 January 1997

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American poetry Poetry (poetic works by one author) Poetry American Authors Fiction Authors, American English poetry Dickey, james, 1923-1997 History and criticism World war, 1939-1945, fiction American fiction Correspondence Criticism and interpretation Drama Fiction, general Fiction, historical, general History Modern Poetry 18.06 Anglo-American literature American American literature Biography Children's fiction Children's poetry, American Classic Literature

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Georgia South Carolina United States Alabama Andover Barbados California China Eastern Europe England Florida Fountain of Youth Glendale College Library Illinois River Maine Mallard residence Massachusetts Massachusetts Bay Colony Milford meeting house Oklahoma Owl Creek Bridge Ozark Mountains Salem Salem (Mass.) Southern States

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James Dickey Ezra Pound (1885-1972) Abigail Williams Ann Putnam Arthur Miller (1915-) Betty Parris Billy Colman Brently Mallard Bridget Bishop Colonel Killigrew Devil Dr. Heidegger Elizabeth Elizabeth Proctor Ezekiel Cheever George Herrick George Jacobs Giles Corey God Grandpa John Hale John Hathorne John Proctor Josephine Little Ann

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20th century 19th century 1692 1861-1865 1861-65 20th Century American Civil War Civil War, 1861-1865 Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

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