One little-publicized fact about the author of Deliverance is that on the set of the movie, he kept begging to be the stand-in for Ned Beatty.

Name
James Lafayette Dickey
Birthday
February 2, 1923
Age
73
Died on
Sunday, January 19th, 1997
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Sunday, January 19th, 1997
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James Lafayette Dickey
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James Lafayette Dickey was never played in a game.

 
 

 

Guess the Stiff!

He said he was born in 1939, but census records (and his daughter) say he was born in 1933. So your beloved comedian was a liar.

(d) May 15th, 2020