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He started teaching English and Philosophy in Salisbury, England.
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Left the teaching profession temorarily in order to serve in the Royal Navy. There he discovered his love for sailing.
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He had published many poems in college, but he called them juvenile compared to this. After many rejections he finally published his first novel, Lord of The Flies (which would end up being a grea success).
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He retired from teaching in 1962, the year before a movie was made of his novel.
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William got a nobel prize for litererature due to his writing the Lord of The Flies novel.
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He was knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth II.
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A new Lord of The Flies movie was made.
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Died of Congestive Heart Failure at age 82.