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name: "James Dickey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-dickey"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "2 February 1923"
died: "19 January 1997"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-09-20T05:32:14.547611+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# James Dickey

Writer. Born 2 February 1923 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Died 19 January 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 2 February 1923, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- **Died:** 19 January 1997
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dickey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1377013, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225463/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66179

## Biography

James Dickey (1923–1997) was an American poet, novelist and screenwriter. He published several volumes of poetry, including *Into the Stone and Other Poems* (1960) and *Drowning with Others* (1962), before the release of his debut novel *Deliverance* in 1970.

Dickey wrote the screenplay for the 1972 film adaptation of *Deliverance*, directed by John Boorman. He also appeared in the film in a cameo role as a sheriff. The novel and film brought him widespread recognition.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, georgiaencyclopedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Deliverance* (1972), Fi1m 85, as Sheriff Bullard — [page](https://film.one/film/deliverance.md)

## Complete filmography (5)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Tales of the Unknown South* (1984), as Host
- *The Call of the Wild* (1976), Teleplay
- *Deliverance* (1972), as Sheriff Bullard · Novel, Screenplay — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/deliverance.md)
- *Lord, Let Me Die but Not Die Out* (1970), as Poem
- *The Big Story* (1949), series, as Prosecutor · Writer

## Gallery

- ![American writer James Dickey (1970)](https://film.one/media/person/1244435/gallery-5a572ff99960.jpg) American writer James Dickey (1970) — Christopher Dickey, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/James_Dickey_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![James Dickey](https://film.one/media/person/1244435/gallery-ee957ccc62bb.jpg) James Dickey — Christopher Dickey, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/James_Dickey.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![American writer James Dickey (1970)](https://film.one/media/person/1244435/gallery-9d969520f0c4.jpg) American writer James Dickey (1970) — Christopher Dickey, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/James_Dickey_%28uncropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Prix Médicis étranger 1971: Prix Médicis étranger (won)
- National Book Award 1966: National Book Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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