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William Styron
William Clark Styron Jr. was an American novelist and essayist who won major literary awards for his work. Styron was best known for his novels, including: • Lie Down in Darkness, his acclaimed first work, published when he was 26; • The Confessions of Nat Turner, narrated by Nat Turner, the leader of an 1831 Virginia slave revolt; • Sophie's Choice, a story "told through the eyes of a young aspiring writer from the South, about a Polish Catholic survivor of Auschwitz and her brilliant but psychotic Jewish lover in postwar Brooklyn". In 1985, he suffered from his first serious bout with depression. Once he recovered from his illness, Styron was able to write the memoir Darkness Visible, the work for which he became best known during the last two decades of his life.
BornWilliam Clark Styron Jr, Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Died(aged), Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, essayist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDuke University
Period1951–2006
Notable worksLie Down in Darkness, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice, Darkness Visible
Children4, including Alexandra

About William Styron

Novelist William Styron was born in Newport News, Virginia, United States on June 11, 1925. He dies at the age of 81, on November 1, 2006.

He is most known for his National Book Award-winning work, Sophie's Choice, which was adapted into an Academy Award-nominated picture starring Movie Actress Meryl Streep. He is also the author of acclaimed novels such as Lie Down in Darkness and The Confessions of Civil Rights Leader Nat Turner.

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William Styron before becoming famous

William Styron was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1925 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Ox (牛).

He worked as an editor for McGraw-Hill in New York City early in his career. When he was twenty-six years old, he released his debut novel, Lie Down in Darkness.

Achievement of William Styron

In 1985, he fell into a profound depression. His memoir Darkness Visible, published in 1990, was inspired by the incident.

William Styron's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia, and then moved to North Carolina to attend Davidson College and Duke University. In 1953, he married Rose Burgunder.

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He wrote a fictitious narrative of Civil Rights Leader Nat Turner's life.

William Styron Income & Net worth

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Latest information about William Styron updated on March 23 2023.