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1939
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Publications:
- The Wild Palms, a novel by William Faulkner (Random House).
- The Street of the Islands, stories by Stark Young (C. Scribner's Sons)
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January 1: James Seay
born in Panola County, Mississippi.
July 5: Historian John
F. Marszalek was born in Buffalo, New York.
August 2: Charles Wilson
born in Kennett, Missouri.
August 23: Lewis Nordan
born in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Premiere of the film Gunga Din, screenplay by Freg Guiol with story by
Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, and William
Faulkner.
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William Faulkner receives
an O. Henry Award and is elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
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