Luster — The Sound and the Fury Character Profile

About Luster

Dilsey's grandson who lives in the family house. He is specifically tasked with looking after Benjy, assisting with his daily care within the household.

Character Facts

Played by

Steven Perry

Appears in

The Sound and the Fury (1959)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Luster — Family Grandmother-Grandson — Dilsey (Ethel Waters)

  A close familial bond where Dilsey raises Luster, and he assists with household duties.

• Luster — Social Household Companion — Quentin Compson / Narrator (Joanne Woodward)

  Luster and Quentin coexist within the same household, navigating daily life together.

• Luster — Unknown Transient Interaction — Charlie Busch (Stuart Whitman)

  A brief, observational interaction between a local resident and the visiting carnival worker.

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More characters from The Sound and the Fury

• Jason Compson (Yul Brynner)
• Quentin Compson / Narrator (Joanne Woodward)
• Caddy Compson (Margaret Leighton)
• Ben Compson (Jack Warden)
• Dilsey (Ethel Waters)
• Charlie Busch (Stuart Whitman)
• Earl Snopes (Albert Dekker)
• Howard Compson (John Beal)
• Caroline Compson (Françoise Rosay)
• T.P. (Bill Gunn)
• Job (Roy Glenn)
• Boy (uncredited) (Gary Diamond)