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He was born in Saint Columb Minor,Cornwall,England.
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When he was 12,he tried to write his first novel. He was unsuccessful
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A year before he graduated college,he wrote a book called Poems.
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After college,he worked as an English and philosophy teacher at Bishop Wordworth's school in Salisbury.
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He spent 6 years in the royal navy.
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After WWII,he went back to teaching and writing.
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After 21 rejections,he published his first and most acclaimed novel Lord of the Flies.
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A film was made about the book,after William retired.
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He was awarded a NPP for Literature
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He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
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He died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal,Cornwall,England at age 81.
