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James Dickey

1923 - 1997

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James Lafayette Dickey (February 2, 1923 – January 19, 1997) was an American poet, novelist, critic, and lecturer. He was appointed the 18th United States Poet Laureate in 1966. His other accolades included the National Book Award for Poetry and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Although acclaimed as a poet, Dickey is most widely known for his debut novel Deliverance (1970), which he adapted into the acclaimed 1972 film of the same name. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Dickey is the 6,087th most popular writer (down from 5,960th in 2019), the 10,531st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,596th in 2019) and the 769th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, James Dickey ranks 6,087 out of 7,302. Before him are Nalini Bala Devi, Mikhail Svetlov, Wallace Stegner, Ralph Giordano, Karin Slaughter, and José Burgos. After him are Mathias Énard, Henry Ward Beecher, Fredy Perlman, Frances Power Cobbe, Dora Marsden, and Gerhard Roth.

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Among people born in 1923, James Dickey ranks 432. Before him are Romolo Catasta, Bjørn Paulson, John M. Allegro, Armand Borel, Mae Young, and Ralph Giordano. After him are Bernice Rubens, Robert Craft, John Pulman, Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Ninian Stephen, and Franco Bertinetti. Among people deceased in 1997, James Dickey ranks 284. Before him are Božena Srncová, Henry Vestine, Kåre Holt, Albert Heremans, James Goldsmith, and Rawya Ateya. After him are Yevgeni Mayorov, Guillermo Díaz, John Porter, Leni Junker, Magda Gabor, and Mikhail Anikushin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Dickey ranks 10,533 out of 20,380. Before him are Cal Ripken Jr. (1960), Frances Perkins (1880), Roy Estrada (1943), June Anderson (1952), Dan Marino (1961), and Brandon Routh (1979). After him are Deontay Wilder (1985), Daniel Cormier (1979), Steve Prefontaine (1951), Dennis Johnson (1954), Don Gordon (1926), and Tim Miller (1964).

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Among writers born in United States, James Dickey ranks 769. Before him are Michael Swanwick (1950), Maxine Kumin (1925), Eldridge Cleaver (1935), David Simon (1960), Wallace Stegner (1909), and Karin Slaughter (1971). After him are Henry Ward Beecher (1813), Roderick Thorp (1936), Robinson Jeffers (1887), Kevin Kelly (1952), Ernest Lehman (1915), and Michael Lewis (1960).

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