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William Golding was born September 19th, 1911 in Newquay, Untied Kindom.
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A year before William graduated, he published his first book, a book of poetry.
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William Golding started teaching English and Philosophy in Salisbury in 1935.
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William Golding married Ann Brookfield on September 30th, 1939,
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William Golding and Ann had their first child, a boy, David. He was born September, 1940.
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He left teaching to join the Royal Navy. He spent the next 6 years on the boat and developed a life long romance with sailing and sea.
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World War ll ended, so Golding went back to teaching and writing.
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Ann had Golding second child, a girl, Judith. She was born July of 1945.
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Golding published his first novel, The Lord of the Flies in 1954 after 21 rejections.
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In 1963, Golding retired from teaching. After he retired he lived in wiltshire, listing his recreations as music, sailing, archaeology, an classic greek.
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Golding was awarded the Nobel prize for literature.
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Golding died, June 19th, 1993 in Perranaworthal, Cornwall, England.
