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James Dickey (I) (1923–1997)

Writer | Actor

Born Feb. 2nd, 1923 in Atlanta, Georgia, Dickey served in the U.S. Air Force during W.W. II and went on to earn a BA & MA from Vanderbilt University and become a celebrated American author & poet, winning numerous awards for his literary works. To film goers, he is best known as the as the author of the best selling book turned gripping... See full bio »

Born:

James Lafayette Dickey
in Buckhead, Georgia, USA

Died:

(age 73) in Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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1976 The Call of the Wild (TV movie)
 
1972 Deliverance (novel / screenplay)
 
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1972 Deliverance
Sheriff Bullard
 
1958 The Big Story (TV series)
Prosecuting Attorney
– Until Proven Guilty (1958) … Prosecuting Attorney
 
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1992 Literary Visions (TV series documentary)
Himself
– First Sight: An Introduction to Literature (1992) … Himself
– Sacred Words: The Elements of Poetry (1992) … Himself
– Ways of Seeing: Responding to Literature (1992) … Himself
 
1984 Tales of the Unknown South (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1977 Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance' (documentary short)
Himself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.2 (1970) … Himself
 
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2007 Deliverance: Delivered (video short)
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2007 Deliverance: The Beginning (video short)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

"Cherry Log Road", poem See more »

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1 Interview  | See more »

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Personal Quote:

I think [Allen Ginsberg] has done more harm to the craft that I honor and live by than anybody else by reducing it to a kind of mean that enables the most dubious practitioners to claim they are poets because they think, "If the kind of thing Ginsberg does is poetry, I can do that". See more »

Trivia:

Daughter Bronwen Dickey is a writer primarily known for her travel essays. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius