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Events on Friday 6 July 1962 1
1897 – 1962William Faulkner (1897-1962)Died 6 July 1962, aged 64William Faulkner, the Nobel Prize-winning American novelist known for works such as "The Sound and the Fury" and "As I Lay Dying," died of a heart attack on July 6, 1962. His experimental narrative techniques and depictions of the American South profoundly influenced 20th-century literature. He remains one of the most studied American writers.