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He was born September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.
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When William was just 12 years old, he attempted, unsuccessfully, to write a novel.
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After primary school, he went on to attend Brasenose College at Oxford University.
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In 1935 he started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School.
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He married Ann Brookfield, with whom he had two children.
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He temporarily left teaching in 1940 to join the Royal Navy.
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In 1954 he published his first novel, Lord of the Flies.
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He remained in the teaching position until 1961 when he left Bishop Wordsworth's School to write full time.
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In 1983, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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On June 19, 1993, William Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.