Faulkner was born on September 25, 1897, in New Albany, Mississippi. He was the oldest of four sons born to Murry and Maud Butler Falkner. He was named after his Great grandfather who was murdered in a fight with his ex-business partner in the streets.(John B. Padgett, 11-9-2015).
At the age of five the Faulkner’s moved to Oxford Mississippi. Williams father was disappointed that his family had sold the family railroad business so he had to find some work in Oxford. Meanwhile William’s grandfather started the first national bank of Oxford with a capital of $30,000(John B. Padgett, 11-9-2015).
William showed artistic talent at a young age, drawing and writing poetry, but around the sixth grade he began to become increasingly bored with his studies. …show more content…
Army Air Force, but he had been turned down because of his height. In his RAF application, he lied about most of the facts, he lied about his birthdate and birthplace, in an attempt try and pass himself as British. He also spelled his name “Faulkner,” Thinking it looked more British, and in meeting with RAF officials he affected a British accent. He started training in Toronto, but before he could finished training, the war ended. He received an honorable discharge and bought an officer’s dress uniform and a set of wings for the breast pocket, even though he had probably never flown solo(John B. Padgett, 11-9-2015).
Faulkner enrolled at the University of Mississippi, In 1919. This was the first move towards his very successful future of becoming a famous author. Though out his successful career he wrote 43 very popular and famous books. In January 1961, Faulkner gave most of his writings to the University of Virginia(John B. Padgett, 11-9-2015).
At about 1:30 a.m. on July 6, 1962 on his birthday, his heart stopped, and though the doctor on duty applied external heart massage for forty-five minutes, he was unable to resuscitate him. William Faulkner was dead of a heart attack at the age of
At the age of five the Faulkner’s moved to Oxford Mississippi. Williams father was disappointed that his family had sold the family railroad business so he had to find some work in Oxford. Meanwhile William’s grandfather started the first national bank of Oxford with a capital of $30,000(John B. Padgett, 11-9-2015).
William showed artistic talent at a young age, drawing and writing poetry, but around the sixth grade he began to become increasingly bored with his studies. …show more content…
Army Air Force, but he had been turned down because of his height. In his RAF application, he lied about most of the facts, he lied about his birthdate and birthplace, in an attempt try and pass himself as British. He also spelled his name “Faulkner,” Thinking it looked more British, and in meeting with RAF officials he affected a British accent. He started training in Toronto, but before he could finished training, the war ended. He received an honorable discharge and bought an officer’s dress uniform and a set of wings for the breast pocket, even though he had probably never flown solo(John B. Padgett, 11-9-2015).
Faulkner enrolled at the University of Mississippi, In 1919. This was the first move towards his very successful future of becoming a famous author. Though out his successful career he wrote 43 very popular and famous books. In January 1961, Faulkner gave most of his writings to the University of Virginia(John B. Padgett, 11-9-2015).
At about 1:30 a.m. on July 6, 1962 on his birthday, his heart stopped, and though the doctor on duty applied external heart massage for forty-five minutes, he was unable to resuscitate him. William Faulkner was dead of a heart attack at the age of