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Who were William Faulkner’s parents?

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William Faulkner’s parents were Murry Cuthbert Falkner and Maud Butler Falkner.1

The author was the eldest of their four sons. While he later adopted the spelling "Faulkner" for his own name, his parents used the spelling "Falkner". His father, Murry, eventually served as the business manager for the University of Mississippi in Oxford, where the family settled during Faulkner's youth.1