Novelist William Styron

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Novelist

William Styron

Living place: Newport News

Birthday: 11-6-1925 (99 years old)

Population of US 1925: 115,829,000

Global rank: #71123

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Who is Novelist William Styron?
The American author of popular novels such as Lie Down in Darkness and The Confessions of Nat Turner, he is best known for his National Book Award-winning work, Sophie Choice, made into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Meryl Streep.
He suffered from deep depression in 1985. The experiences inspired his 1990 memoir, Darkness Visible.
 
 

Young / Before famous

Early in his career, he had an editorial position with McGraw-Hill in New York City. He published his first novel, Lie Down in Darkness, when he was twenty-six years old.

Family life info

He grew up in Newport News, Virginia, and later lived in North Carolina, where he attended both Davidson College and Duke University. He married Rose Burgunder in 1953.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Novelist William Styron?
He wrote a fictional account of the life of Nat Turner.

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When was Novelist William Styron born?
William Styron birthday 11-6-1925 (at the age of 99).
Where is Novelist William Styron's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
William Styron was born in Newport News, Virginia- United States. is a Novelist, whose Zodiac is Gemini, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Ox. William Styron's global rank is 71123 and whose rank is 749 in list of famous Novelist. Population of US in 1925 is about 115,829,000 persons.
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Events in 1925 and 11-6

Events in US in the birth year of William Styron

  • Nellie Tayloe Ross takes office as governor of Wyoming (Jan. 5). She is the first woman governor in U.S. history.
  • Tennessee schoolteacher John T. Scopes is arrested (May 5) for teaching the theory of evolution, forbidden by state law.
  • Worst tornado in U.S. history hit Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana: 689 deaths.
  • Al Capone takes over the Chicago bootlegging racket.

Birthday William Styron (11-6) in history

  • Day 11-6 year 1509: King Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon. She was the first wife of the king.
  • Day 11-6 year 1770: Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia.
  • Day 11-6 year 1919: Sir Barton won the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to capture the Triple Crown.
  • Day 11-6 year 1963: Vivian Malone and James Hood successfully enrolled at the University of Alabama following Gov. George Wallace’s famous "stand in the schoolhouse door."
  • Day 11-6 year 1977: Seattle Slew won the Belmont Stakes, capturing the Triple Crown.
  • Day 11-6 year 2001: Timothy McVeigh, the 1995 Oklahoma City bomber, was executed.
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