The year 1967 in literature involved some significant events and new books. [edit] Events [edit] New books [edit] New drama [edit] Poetry Main article: 1967 in poetry [edit] Non-fiction [edit] Births [edit] Deaths - February 8 - Victor Gollancz, publisher
- February 28 - Henry Luce, publisher
- March 7 - Alice B. Toklas, muse of Gertrude Stein
- May 12 - John Masefield, Poet Laureate
- June 4 - J. R. Ackerley, journalist
- June 7 - Dorothy Parker, humorist
- July 22 - Carl Sandburg, historian and poet
- August 2 - Giles Romilly, journalist
- August 9 - Joe Orton, dramatist, murdered by his lover Kenneth Halliwell
- August 29 - Sidney Bradshaw Fay, historian, author
- September 1 - Siegfried Sassoon, poet, author
- September 24 - Robert van Gulik, Judge Dee author
- October 8 - Vernon Watkins, poet
- October 9 - André Maurois, novelist
- October 14 - Marcel Aymé, novelist and children's author
- November 17 - Bo Bergman, poet
- November 30 - Patrick Kavanagh, poet
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