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  He was born on this day.
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  1935 he started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury.
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  He married ann brookfiled on this day
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  he left teaching to join the Rotal Navy
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  In 1954 he published his first novel, Lord Of the Flies.
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  13 Aug 1963
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  A Moving Target is a collection of essays and lectures written by William Golding.
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  William Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1983 for his book Lord of the Flies.
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  In 1988 he was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II.
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  On June 19, 1993, he died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.