Why did William Faulkner work as a Hollywood screenwriter?

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William Faulkner worked as a Hollywood screenwriter primarily due to financial necessity. Although he personally deplored the work, he fulfilled these assignments competently throughout the 1930s and 1940s to support himself and his family.12

Despite his disdain for the medium, he contributed to approximately 50 movie scripts, including notable classics such as To Have and Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), and Mildred Pierce (1945).12