Person
Derek Walcott
Writing · 1930–2017 · Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies
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."
Known for

NBC Experiment in Television
Theatre Play
The English Programme
Writer

… And the Pursuit of Happiness
Self
A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway
Self

The Haytian Earth
Director
Filmography
- 1998A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on BroadwaySelf
- 1986… And the Pursuit of HappinessSelf
- 1984The Haytian EarthDirector
- 1976The English ProgrammeWriter
- 1967NBC Experiment in TelevisionTheatre Play
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