William Faulkner

Born: 25 September 1897
Died: 6 July 1968, Oxford, Oxon.

Highlighted works

  • The Big Sleep

    The Big Sleep

    Howard Hawks reteamed Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall for this stylish and seductive adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s labyrinthine private-eye novel.

  • Mildred Pierce

    Joan Crawford is the upwardly mobile waitress/restaurant owner in Michael Curtiz’s adaptation of James M. Cain’s novel.

  • The Tarnished Angels

    Douglas Sirk’s poetic adaptation of William Faulkner’s novel Pylon.

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