As per our current Database, William Styron has been died on Nov 1, 2006 (age 81).
When William Styron die, William Styron was 81 years old.
| Popular As | William Styron |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 81 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Born | June 11, 1925 (Newport News, VA) |
| Birthday | June 11 |
| Town/City | Newport News, VA |
| Nationality | VA |
William Styron’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
William Styron was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
The American author of such acclaimed novels as Lie Down in Darkness and The Confessions of Nat Turner, he is perhaps best known for his National Book Award-winning work, Sophie's Choice, which was made into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Meryl Streep.
Early in his career, he had an editing position with McGraw-Hill in New York City. He published his first novel, Lie Down in Darkness, when he was twenty-six years old.
He suffered a deep depression in 1985. The experience inspired his 1990 memoir, Darkness Visible.
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.
He wrote a fictionalized account of the life of Nat Turner.
