Derek Walcott
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 23, 1930
Day of Death: March 17, 2017 (87 years old)
Place of Birth: Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies
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."
