James Dickey (February 2, 1923 - January 19, 1997) was an American writer, novelist, poet, and screenwriter. He is regarded as one of the prominent novelists and poets in America. In 1966, he received the National Book Award for Poetry for his first poetry collection 'Selected Poems.' His first novel 'Deliverance,' published in 1970, won the French Medici Prize for Foreign Books in 1971.
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Meaning of the name - James
supplanter, he who takes the place of another
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James Dickey belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Atlanta
Place of Death: Columbia
Educated At: North Atlanta High School | Darlington School | Clemson University | Vanderbilt University
Occupation: novelist | poet | writer | screenwriter
Children: Christopher Dickey
Employers: University of South Carolina | Rice University | University of Florida
Awards Received: Prix Médicis étranger | Guggenheim Fellowship | National Book Award
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for February 2, 1923
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 2, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 2, 2026 |
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| Sun | 12 Aquarius 50 | 13 Aquarius 51 | 24 Taurus 47 |
| Moon | 26 Leo 44 | 24 Leo 1 | 3 Gemini 22 |
| Mercury | 2 Aquarius 54 | 22 Aquarius 30 | 10 Gemini 51 |
| Venus | 26 Sagittarius 3 | 20 Aquarius 19 | 24 Aries 6 |
| Mars | 8 Aries 57 | 8 Aquarius 4 | 20 Gemini 37 |
| Jupiter | 17 Scorpio 13 | 17 Cancer 11 | 12 Scorpio 22 |
| Saturn | 20 Libra 45 | 28 Pisces 43 | 14 Libra 50 |
| Uranus | 11 Pisces 51 | 27 Taurus 28 | 17 Pisces 0 |
| Neptune | 16 Leo 53 | 0 Aries 11 | 15 Leo 28 |
| Pluto | 9 Cancer 31 | 3 Aquarius 45 | 9 Cancer 37 |
| Rahu | 22 Virgo 36 | 10 Pisces 26 | 17 Virgo 9 |
| Ketu | 22 Pisces 36 | 10 Virgo 26 | 17 Pisces 9 |
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