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Derek Walcott

Known for

Writing

Born

January 23, 1930

Birthplace

Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies

Died

March 17, 2017 (aged 87)

Biography

Sir Derek Alton Walcott KCSL OBE OM OCC was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works include the Homeric epic poem Omeros, which many critics view "as Walcott's major achievement."

Best known work

… And the Pursuit of Happiness

… And the Pursuit of Happiness

1986
The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show

1978
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

1998
The Haytian Earth

The Haytian Earth

1984
NBC Experiment in Television

NBC Experiment in Television

1967
The English Programme

The English Programme

1976

Filmography

  1. 1998

    A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway

    as Self

  2. 1986

  3. 1984

    The Haytian Earth

    Director, Writer

  4. 1978

    The South Bank ShowTV
  5. 1976

  6. 1967

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