Derek Walcott
Writing
Born: 1930-01-23
Died: 2017-03-17
From: Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies
Gender: Male
0Biography
Awards & Nominations16 won · 1 nominated
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Preis der Stadt Münster für Europäische Poesie
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PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
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Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
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Prix Laure Bataillon
Nominated
Tony Award for Best Original Score
The Capeman
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honorary doctorate of the University of Alcala
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Nobel Prize in Literature
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Heinemann Award
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Cholmondeley Award
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MacArthur Fellows Program
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Musgrave Medal
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King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry
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Guggenheim Fellowship
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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T. S. Eliot Prize
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Order of Merit
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star on Playwrights' Sidewalk
