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William Styron
William Clark Styron, Jr.
American novelist and essayist.
Statements about
William Styron
Sex or Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Newport News
Place of Death
Martha's Vineyard
Country of Citizenship
United States
Date of Birth
6/11/1925
Date of Death
11/1/2006
Occupation
Writer
Military Personnel
Novelist
Instance Of
Human
Award Received
10 items
Rome Prize
National Medal of Arts
National Book Award
(1980)
For Work
:
Sophie's Choice
Point in Time
:
1980
Library of Congress Living Legend
(April 2000 - )
Start Time
:
April 2000
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
(1968)
For Work
:
The Confessions of Nat Turner
Point in Time
:
1968
St. Louis Literary Award
(1982)
Point in Time
:
1982
Prix Mondial Cino Del Duca
(1985)
Follows
:
Georges Dumézil
Followed By
:
Thierry Maulnier
Point in Time
:
1985
Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
(1995)
Point in Time
:
1995
William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
(1970)
Point in Time
:
1970
Q20020742
(1990)
Point in Time
:
1990
Educated At
Duke University
(1943 - 1947)
Academic Major
:
English Literature
Academic Degree
:
Licentiate
Start Time
:
1943
End Time
:
1947
Davidson College
Warwick High School
Christchurch School
Given Name
William
Member Of
American Academy of Arts and Letters
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellowship of Southern Writers
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Position Held
President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival
(1983)
Replaces
:
Giorgio Strehler
Replaced By
:
Dirk Bogarde
Point in Time
:
1983
Manner of Death
Natural Causes
Genre
Drama Fiction
Autobiography
Literary Criticism
Script
Essay
Residence
Newport News
Virginia
Cause of Death
Pneumonia
Child
Susanna Styron
Alexandra Styron
Influenced By
11 items
Albert Camus
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gustave Flaubert
James Joyce
John Dos Passos
Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass
Richard Yates
Romain Gary
Thomas Wolfe
William Faulkner
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nominated For
National Book Award for Fiction
(1952)
For Work
:
Lie Down in Darkness
Point in Time
:
1952
National Book Award for Fiction
(1968)
For Work
:
The Confessions of Nat Turner
Point in Time
:
1968
Name in Native Language
William Styron
Start of Work Period
1951
End of Work Period
2006
Family Name
Styron
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Archives At
Duke University
Notable Work
Sophie's Choice
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Obálky Knih
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Subject Named As
:
Styron, William, 1925-2006
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Writing Language
English
Spouse
Rose Styron
Place of Burial
West Chop Cemetery
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