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- Born: September 25, 1897
- Birth name: William Cuthbert Falkner
- Changed his name to "Faulkner" to look more British on his application for the Royal Canadian Air Force
- Died: July 6, 1962
- Awarded the 1949 Nobel Peace Prize for Literature
- Won two Pulitzer Prizes
- Wrote screenplays, short stories, and poetry in addition to novels
- Famous for the "stream of consciousness" writing technique
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William Faulkner was a prolific, Southern American author best known for his novels The Sound and the Fury and As I Lay Dying.
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William Faulkner Questions
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What happened to Captain William Bligh after his crew Mutiny in Tahiti? 1 AnswerAfter the mutiny on the Bounty, Captain Bligh navigated a longboat about 3700 miles. There were 19 men on board. They landed safely on the Island of Timor. No o... read more -
How does Deron Williams style compare with John Stockton? 1 AnswerDeron Williams is quite different from John Stockton. John stockton was a pure passer who was also deadly from the outside and who was very good at steals. He w... read more
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What year was Hank Williams born? Where is Audrey Williams? 1 AnswerHank Williams was born on September 17, 1923 in Mount Olive, Alabama. Hank Williams, Jr. was born on May 26, 1949 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Hank Williams III wa... read more -
William Harvey first described what important bodily function or system? 1 AnswerWilliam Harvey was the first to describe the circulatory system. I have included a few links below with additional information. http://www.encyclopedia.com/top... read more
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William Faulkner Personal Timeline
- September 25, 1897: William Cuthbert Falkner born
- 1918: Joins Royal Canadian Air Force
- 1919: Enters the University of Mississippi
- 1924: Meets writer Sherwood Anderson
- 1929: Marries Estelle Oldham (1896-1972)
- 1930: Purchases Rowan Oak
- 1932: Arrives in Culver City, California as MGM contract writer
- 1949: Receives the Nobel Prize in Literature
- 1951: Receives National Book Award for Fiction in March and October
- 1955: Pulitzer Prize for A Fable
- July 6, 1962: Dies
- 1963: Posthumously awarded Pulitzer Prize for The Reivers
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Notable William Faulkner Films
- The majority of links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups
- IMDb: Complete William Faulkner Filmography
- 1944: To Have and to Have Not
- 1955: Land of the Pharaohs
- 1980: Barn Burning
- 1982: Rose for Emily
- 1997: Old Man
- 2002: Two Soldiers
- 2008: Red Leaves
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RT @DonnaKozik: "Business is always interfering with pleasure, but it makes other pleasures possible. ~William Faulkner via @GoalsMentor
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New blog post: Sprichworte und Zitate - William Faulkner http://www.tagesquiz.de/blog/2010/02/sprichworte-und-zitate-william-faulkner/
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The end of wisdom is to dream high enough not to lose the dream in the seeking of it. William Faulkner
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"The white ribbon" me recordó mucho a William Faulkner, sino que en versión alemana y no del Deep South de EEUU. Ahora a ver REC 2.
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@lisamelinda92 - Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. - William Faulkner
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