Person
James Dickey
- Specialty
- Writing
- Birth
- February 2, 1923 · 73 years
- Death
- January 19, 1997
- Origin
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Technical Alias
James Lafayette Dickey
Professional Trajectory
James Lafayette Dickey (February 2, 1923 – January 19, 1997) was an American poet and novelist. His first book, Into the Stone and Other Poems, was published in 1960. Drowning with Others was published in 1962. Dickey's popularity exploded after the film version of his novel Deliverance (1970) was released in 1972. He had a cameo in the film as a sheriff.
