{"name": "Homer H. Hickam", "bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Homer Hadley Hickam, Jr. is an American author, Vietnam veteran, and a former NASA engineer. His autobiographical novel *October Sky: A Memoir*, was a No. 1 New York Times Best Seller, is studied in many American and international school systems, and was the basis for the 1999 film October Sky. Hickam has also written a number of best-selling memoirs and novels including the \"Josh Thurlow\" historical fiction novels. His books have been translated into several languages. - Wikipedia"}, "personal_name": "Homer H. Hickam", "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "remote_ids": {"viaf": "120202957", "wikidata": "Q1626025", "isni": "0000000110080786", "goodreads": "6485158", "imdb": "nm0382573", "lc_naf": "n88168180"}, "photos": [7436551, 12805742], "alternate_names": ["Homer Hickam", "Homer Hadley Hickam", "Homer H. Hickam", "Homer H. Hickam, Jr."], "birth_date": "19 February 1943", "key": "/authors/OL23273A", "latest_revision": 9, "revision": 9, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2025-07-31T20:18:43.349859"}}