William Faulkner
1897 - 1962
General Information
Bio
(1897-1962) Writer. William Faulkner wrote novels, short stories and plays. He stayed at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City. In 1987 the United States Postal Service issued its sixth stamp in the Literary Arts series in honor of William Faulkner.
Full Name
William Faulkner
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Faulkner stayed at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City.
1897
BIRTH
William Cuthbert Falkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, in 1897. He changed the spelling of his name during the First World War.
1929
LITWORK
The Sound and the Fury
Novel.
Novel.
1930
LITWORK
As I Lay Dying
Novel.
Novel.
1931
LITWORK
Sanctuary
Novel.
Novel.
1932
LITWORK
Light in August
Novel.
Novel.
1936
LITWORK
Absalom! Absalom!
Novel.
Novel.
1940
LITWORK
The Hamlet
Novel.
Novel.
1944
LITWORK
The Big Sleep
Screenplay adaptation of Raymond Chandler's book.
Screenplay adaptation of Raymond Chandler's book.
1948
LITWORK
Intruder in the Dust
Novel.
Novel.
1949
OTHER
Faulkner was the 1949 winner of the Nobel Prize in literature.
1951
LITWORK
Requiem for a Nun
Novel.
Novel.
1962
DEATH
William Faulkner died in Byhalia, Mississippi, in 1962.
1962
LITWORK
The Reivers
Novel.
Novel.
1962
INTERMENT
William Faulkner was interred at Saint Peter's Cemetery, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi.
1962
OTHER
Faulkner visited the US Military Academy at West Point and read from his work there less than three months before his death in 1962.
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