American baseball player. As a catcher with the New York Yankees (1928-1943, 1946), he caught 100 games or more for 13 consecutive seasons and batted.300 or more for 11 seasons
born Feb. 2, 1923, Atlanta, Ga., U.S. died Jan. 19, 1997, Columbia, S.C. U.S. poet, novelist, and critic. Dickey served as a pilot in World War II. His poetry published in such volumes as Into the Stone (1960), Drowning with Others (1962), Helmets (1964), Buckdancer's Choice (1965), and The Zodiac (1976) combines themes of nature mysticism, religion, and history. He became widely known with his powerful novel Deliverance (1970; film, 1972)
born Feb. 2, 1923, Atlanta, Ga., U.S. died Jan. 19, 1997, Columbia, S.C. U.S. poet, novelist, and critic. Dickey served as a pilot in World War II. His poetry published in such volumes as Into the Stone (1960), Drowning with Others (1962), Helmets (1964), Buckdancer's Choice (1965), and The Zodiac (1976) combines themes of nature mysticism, religion, and history. He became widely known with his powerful novel Deliverance (1970; film, 1972)
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