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Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Birthdate

1930-01-23

Day of Death

2017-03-17

Place of Birth

Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies

Derek Walcott

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."

Filmography (2)