Derek Walcott
Writing
- Born
- January 23, 1930 · Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies
- Died
- March 17, 2017 (age 87)
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."
Known for
Behind the camera1
- 1984The Haytian Earth Director, Writer
Acting2
- 1998A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway as Self
- 1986… And the Pursuit of Happiness as Self