William Faulkner (1897-1962) passed away on July 6, 1962 in his Oxford, Mississippi home at the age of 64. He was considered a major American writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, most famous for his works "The Sound and the Fury" and "Absalom, Absalom!". William Cuthbert Falkner, born in New Albany, Mississippi, moved to Oxford when he was five. As a youth, he studied poetry and prose writing at the University of Mississippi. However, he dropped out after three semesters and joined the Canadian, and later the British, Royal Air Force during WWI. After returning to Mississippi, he adopted the spelling of his last name as Faulkner. Despite only producing five novels over his lifetime, William Faulkner is widely recognized for his literary achievements, which include two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the 1949 Nobel Prize for Literature. His works are some of the most critically acclaimed of the 20th century, having studied topics such as race relations and the decline of the Old South since the American Civil War. Faulkner's legacy will live on for years to come, as his influence on literature and culture will never be diminished. He will be remembered as one of the most influential writers of all time.