French novelist (1862-1923).
Born August 19th, 1862 in Charmes. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1923 at 61 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner