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William Gerald Golding is born on September 11, 1911 in England
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Golding began attending Brasenose College in Oxford and studied science for two years. He decided to study for literature which was what he was mostly interested in.
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William Golding teaches English and philosophy in Bishop Woodsworth's School in Salisbury
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William Golding joins the army and it impacts his life. He is inspired to write about man cruelty from what he had experienced.
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After being rejected 21 times, Golding's novel "Lord of the Flies" is finally published
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Peter Brook directs a movie based on the novel.
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William Golding is awarded The Nobel Prize for literature
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William Golding died from a heart attack
