William Styron
1925 - 2006
General Information
Bio
(1925-2006) Writer, novelist. William Styron was born in Newport News, Virginia in 1925. He worked, for a time, for McGraw-Hill Publishing in New York City. Mr. Styron died on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts in 2006.
Full Name
William Styron
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
Unknown
OTHER
Styron studied at the New School University in Manhattan, New York.
1925
BIRTH
William Styron was born in Newport News, Virginia in 1925.
1947
OTHER
William Styron worked, for a time, for McGraw-Hill Publishing in New York City, beginning in 1947.
1951
LITWORK
Lie Down in Darkness
Novel.
Novel.
1957
LITWORK
The Long March
Novel.
Novel.
1960
LITWORK
Set This House on Fire
Novel.
Novel.
1967
LITWORK
The Confessions of Nat Turner
Novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
1976
LITWORK
A Death in Canaan
Novel.
Novel.
1979
LITWORK
Sophie's Choice
Novel.
Novel.
1982
LITWORK
This Quiet Dust and Other Writings
A collection of Styron's writings.
A collection of Styron's writings.
1990
LITWORK
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
Nonfiction memoir.
Nonfiction memoir.
1993
LITWORK
A Tidewater Morning: Three Tales from Youth
A story collection.
A story collection.
1995
LITWORK
The Face of Mercy: A Photographic History of Medicine at War
Co-written with Mathew Naythons, Sherwin B. Nuland, and Stanley B. Burn.
Co-written with Mathew Naythons, Sherwin B. Nuland, and Stanley B. Burn.
2006
DEATH
William Styron died on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in 2006.
2006
INTERMENT
William Styron was interred at West Chop Cemetery, Vineyard Haven, Dukes County, Massachusetts.
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