William Cuthbert Faulkner, the Nobel Prize-winning American author, passed away on July 6, 1962, at 64 years old, in Byhalia, Mississippi. Born on September 25, 1897, in New Albany, Mississippi, Faulkner was renowned for his profound literary contributions, particularly his evocative depictions of the American South through his fictional Yoknapatawpha County. His groundbreaking works earned him international acclaim and established him as one of the most significant voices in 20th-century literature.