William Styron(1925-2006)

Writer

William Styron in Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White (1998)

William Styron was born on 11 June 1925 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. He was a writer, known for Sophie's Choice (1982), Lie Down in Darkness and Playhouse 90 (1956). He was married to Rose Burgunder. He died on 1 November 2006 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA.

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Awards
- 1 win total

Known for

Sophie's Choice

7.5

Writer

1982

Lie Down in Darkness

Writer

Playhouse 90

8.3

TV Series

Writer

Shadrach

6.4

Writer

1998

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Writer

Maw: Sophie's Choice
Video
- novel
- 2010
Shadrach
6.4
- short story
- 1998
Sophie's Choice
7.5
- based on the novel: "Sophie's Choice" by
- 1982
Playhouse 90
8.3
TV Series
- novelet
- 1958

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Alternative name
- Bill Styron
Born
- June 11, 1925
- Newport News, Virginia, USA
Died
- November 1, 2006
- Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA(pneumonia)
Spouse
- Rose BurgunderApril 4, 1953 - November 1, 2006 (his death, 4 children)
Other works
Novel: "Lie Down in Darkness", 1951
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography
- 8 Articles

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Trivia
Won the 1968 Pulitzer Prize in fiction for his novel "The Confessions of Nat Turner".

Quotes
[from a letter to Norman Mailer, 1953] I think I'm arriving at a point which, more and more, I'm conscious of mannerisms and therefore tend to avoid them and go instead more directly to to the point. It's a hell of a hard process, but I take to it more instinctively than the other way around: the brawny method, like a big guy bellowing his way through a crowd.